Tax collections take hit due to demonetisation

Affecting people from all walks of live, the demonetisation move has also started taking a toll on tax collection of government. Due to drop in production and sales of goods being manufactured by local industry particularly those dealing in hosiery and garments, the flow of goods being transported from Ludhiana to other states via railways has fallen drastically thus affecting the revenue being earned by excise and taxation department from its information collection centre (ICC) located at railway station.