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Garment retailers shut stores to protest govt's duty levy

Apparel retailers are protesting the newly-imposed additional 10% duty announced in the budget on branded apparels. Clothes manufacturers across the country shut down factories on March 4 to protest the government's 10% excise duty levy. Now, retailers too have joined in, report CNBC-TV18’s Malvika Jain and Vineetha Athrey.

first published: Mar 7, 2011 06:53 pm

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