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The apple growers community in Himachal Pradesh was already struggling due to high input costs. The revision in GST rates of packaging material and cartons announced on July 18 from 12 to 18 per cent came as a blow to apple farmers in the state who have been having to deal with fertiliser shortage, tax hikes, and lack of transportation and storage facilities.Foll