Shimla, April 10 -- Principal Media Advisor to the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Naresh Chauhan, on Friday said the state government has recently withdrawn the recently increased tax rates and provided relief to various sections, including transporters and border residents.

Clarifying the tax issue, Chauhan said no new tax had been imposed, but only rates were increased earlier, which have now been rolled back. "There was no new tax; the tax already existed. The increased rates have now been taken back by the Chief Minister, and in many cases, additional relief has also been provided," he said.

He added that residents living within a 5-kilometre radius along the Himachal-Punjab border have been granted concessional passes to ease tra...