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After
the Governor promulgated the Ordinance on VAT, the State
Government has geared up for its implementation from
Tuesday. With Uttar Pradesh deciding to implement VAT,
this tax system has now been adopted across the country.
In
the wake of threats from various traders’ organisations
to protest the imposition of VAT, the State Government has
decided to invoke Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA),
Principal Secretary (Home) J N Chamber told reporters
here. He said that everyone has a right to demonstrate but
it should be peaceful and no one would be allowed to
forcibly close shops and business establishments.
Source
: The Hindu, India, dated 01/01/2008
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