Government Abolishes Garbage Tax
- Recently, the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly passed a bill to abolish the garbage tax introduced by the YSRCP (Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party), government.
- It aims to relieve citizens and investigate the alleged benefits contractors received from the tax.
- This move reflects a significant policy reversal and highlights concerns over the previous government’s methods of waste management funding.
- Introduced to fund waste collection in 40 municipalities, the garbage tax charged households between Rs. 30 and Rs. 120 and commercial establishments from Rs. 100 to Rs. 10,000.
- This marks a renewed focus on transparency and an attempt to streamline waste management ....
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