Trade unions to go on nation-wide strike on March 10 against tax on EPF withdrawals

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Central trade unions, including the RSS-backed Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), have opposed the Budget proposal to tax EPF withdrawal and contribution made by employers, terming it as “an attack on the working class and a clear case of double taxation”. "This is an anti-worker Budget proposal. Taxing PF means double taxation. PF is deducted from a salary on which workers have already paid tax,” BMS General Secretary Virjesh Upadhyay said.