Dimapur, June 21 (EMN): The Confederation of Nagaland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CNCCI) has expressed dismay over unabated taxation from Naga national political groups (NNPG), which it said is one of the reasons for price rise in the state.
In a press release issued on Monday, the CNCCI asked all the NPGs to “immediately refrain from such taxation activities and put humanity first”.
It said the business community and the daily wage earners of Nagaland have been assisting the law enforcing agencies in the fight against the pandemic by being part of the DTFs, despite being pushed the to the edge.
“However, the business community is at loss and greatly disheartened that instead of joining hands and help each other in collective fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, the scenario is totally different when it comes to multiple taxation which has been going on relentlessly as before,” read the press release.
It stated that the Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industry had pointed out “the huge amount of transportation tax by various NNPGs and other form of taxation which causes price rise in most parts of Nagaland” and the Mokokchung Chamber of Commerce and Industry too had expressed similar concern.
On the issue of price rise, ‘it appealed to the public to raise the question with the government and NNPGs and not always direct at the business community, who themselves are at the receiving end’.
Citing how traders in the state have been badly hit by the pandemic, the apex business body of Nagaland stated that “persistent multiple taxation at this juncture is nothing but sucking business community dry to death”.
