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A day after exempting media persons from paying toll tax on state highways, the Punjab government on Sunday announced a similar exemption for freedom fighters, implementing another one of its poll promises.
A spokesperson for the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said a notification, exempting both media persons and freedom fighters from paying toll tax, has been issued by the state Public Works Department (PWD) following a decision to this effect by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh.
The exemption for media persons, announced by the government on Saturday, is in line with a key promise of the Congress government to provide an enabling environment for journalists to function in a free and fair manner.
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As per the notification formally issued on Sunday, all freedom fighters holding a certificate issued by the Punjab government would be exempted from paying toll tax while moving through state highways.
Accredited media persons or media persons holding a yellow identity card issued by the Punjab government have also been exempted from paying toll tax on the state highways, by the notification issued under the Punjab Mechanical Vehicles (Bridges and Roads Tolls) Act 1998.
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