Mumbai: Traders urge CM to relax lockdown curbs from June 1, seek sops for survival
In addition, they want the government to grant concessions in property tax
Traders on Wednesday urged Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to relax lockdown conditions and allow all the shops including non-essential items to reopen from June 1 for minimum 8 working hours a day.
In a memorandum, Traders United Forum of Maharashtra (TUFOM) has demanded waiver of fixed electricity charges for lockdown period, waiver of professional tax for 2 years, waiver of rent by local bodies till lockdown period is over and waiver of various license fees by local bodies for entire pandemic period and till the lockdown is completely over in Maharashtra.