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Residents of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) area in West Bengal will be the first to pay a new tax on water. The government decided to make water a taxable commodity in 2000, as desired by the World Bank for providing a Rs 20 billion loan. Congress party leaders have said they "will protest the move to tax poor domestic users." Planned rallies in district centres and villages will denounce the tax as "anti-poor". The issue looks set to play a key role in May elections. This text may be freely used providing the source is credited. This page is: <http://brettonwoodsproject.org/art.shtml?x=16078> Published: 28 January 2003 , last edited: 8 July 2003 Viewings since posted: 2203 |
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