{"id":187741,"date":"2013-04-18T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/darfur-traders-in-strike-against-doubled-taxes\/"},"modified":"2013-04-18T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-04-18T20:00:00","slug":"darfur-traders-in-strike-against-doubled-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/darfur-traders-in-strike-against-doubled-taxes","title":{"rendered":"Darfur traders in strike against doubled taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>West Darfur traders began a three-day strike on Wednesday against a decision by the state\u2019s ministry of finance to double the figure they must pay in taxes to bring goods into the province.<\/p>\n<p>According to state regulations, any truck carrying commodities that enter West Darfur are subjected to pay a fee of three million Sudanese pounds ($680,000).<\/p>\n<p>West Darfur merchants must bear the costs themselves, which may be increased to seven million SDG ($1,600 million) per truck if the ministry\u2019s decision is implemented.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Radio Dabanga, a businessman disclosed that the state\u2019s trade union and the chamber of commerce will enter an open-ended strike after Friday\u2019s deadline if the entrance fees are increased.<\/p>\n<p>Source confirmed that shops in El Geneina, the state\u2019s capital, have their doors closed since Wednesday and that they will only be open again in the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The state of West Darfur receives between 400 and 700 commercial trucks twice a month. 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According to state regulations, any truck carrying commodities that enter West Darfur are subjected to pay a fee of three million Sudanese pounds ($680,000). West Darfur merchants must bear the costs themselves, which may be increased to seven million SDG ($1,600 million) per truck if the ministry\u2019s decision is implemented. Speaking to Radio Dabanga, a businessman disclosed that the state\u2019s trade union and the chamber of commerce will enter an open-ended strike after Friday\u2019s deadline if the entrance fees are increased. Source confirmed that shops in El Geneina, the state\u2019s capital, have their doors closed since Wednesday and that they will only be open again in the weekend. The state of West Darfur receives between 400 and 700 commercial trucks twice a month. 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