A new salt march?

The announcement of a five per cent value added tax on Gujarat's salt industry by the state government in its Budget for 2016-17 has caused some heartburn in the industry. The extra burden would have a crushing effect, said a section of the industry. A member of a local industry body cheekily added, "This step reminds us of the British rule and now we are debating if we need to start our own Dandi March against it."