EPF rollback, a victory for common people: Mamata Banerjee

The West Bengal CM tweeted that she was happy that the EPF issue was first raised by them

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee addresses All India Trinamool Congress at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on Friday, Feb 12, 2016 PTI
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee addresses All India Trinamool Congress at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on Friday, Feb 12, 2016 <b>PTI</b>
Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Mar 08 2016 | 2:37 PM IST
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee today said that EPF rollback was a "victory for the common people".

"EPFRollBack A victory for the common people. Happy that we were the first to raise this issue. Good," she tweeted.

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Her statement came soon after union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley withdrew his Budget proposal to tax employees' provident fund (EPF) at withdrawal.
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First Published: Mar 08 2016 | 2:22 PM IST

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