PUNE :The city-based traders' bodies have requested force charges waiver for a quarter of a year, other than exception in property tax and interest on loans, citing the losses during the ongoing closure of shops.
The dealers said the state government ought to report a monetary help bundle for the merchants as they had lost the pay open doors over the most recent two months. The merchants have paid compensations to the staff members regardless of the difficulties, however such installments were impractical over the long haul, a broker said.
The Federation of Trade Associations of Pune (FTAP) as of late composed a letter to the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar explaining their concerns. In the letter, they also raised the interest to permit operations of shops after May 31.
"The shops have been shut from the principal seven day stretch of April. Two months have passed with no exchange. The businesspeople are confronting gigantic misfortunes. The whole year has been trying for all merchants. Every one of the dealers have rigorously followed the rules and have collaborated well with the public authority during the pandemic. The public authority should now permit the shops to work as the cases have decreased. This will help stay away from additional misfortunes," Mahendra Pitaliya, the secretary of FTAP, said.
Pitaliya said installment of force bills ought to be deferred off as shops had stayed shut totally. There ought to be a waiver in light of a legitimate concern for bank credits and furthermore in the local charge forced by the nearby city bodies.
"These requests are reasonable as countless businesspeople are absolutely reliant upon the pay from every day exchanges. These retailers have not had the option to deal with the weight when there has been no pay. They can't bear to keep their shops shut for a quarter of a year," he added.
Sachin Nivangune, the leader of Pune District Retailers' Association, said his affiliation had been requesting that unnecessary shops work for a couple of hours in a day. "The total conclusion of shops is a cruel advance. The shops can be permitted to be open for four to five hours in a day in staggered way. The retailers can then lead some exchange. The public authority ought to likewise give monetary help by declaring some rebate in charges," he said.
