Truck operators strike affects transportation of goods in AP

The transportation of goods remained suspended as truckers began a two-day token strike in Andhra Pradesh today protesting the double-taxation under GST.

The truckers have also been demanding that diesel be brought under the purview of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) or a uniform pricing system be introduced across the country.

The truckers were forced to pay tax twice whenever they purchased a new truck or sold an old one, Andhra Pradesh Lorry Owners Association's general secretary Y V Easwar Rao told

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