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PHOTOS: Entrepreneurs stage protests, urge govt to honor tax exemption promise made during lockdown

KATHMANDU, Feb 2: A group of entrepreneurs staged protests at Baluwatar on Tuesday against ‘government apathy’ toward them.
By Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 2: A group of entrepreneurs staged protests at Baluwatar on Tuesday against ‘government apathy’ toward them.


They asked the government to fulfill its promise for tax exemption made during the lockdown.


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According to some protestors, they have been charged up to 200 percent more tax instead.


Almost all businesses in the country were severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.


Here are some pictures taken by republica photojournalist Monika Malla on Tuesday afternoon:


 

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