Thursday, December 17, 2009

Serbia: Taxi protest blocks downtown Belgrade

Hundreds of taxi drivers have blocked downtown Belgrade to protest a new rule requiring them to give receipts to their customers.
The new government measure requires the drivers to have small cash registers, provide receipts and report their income for tax purposes.

The taxi drivers insist the new procedure would complicate and slow their work.

They have driven up to the government headquarters in the center of the Serbian capital, causing a major traffic jam in the city, which already is coping with heavy snow and ice.

A protest organizer said the blockade won't end until the drivers' demands are met.

There has been no comment from the government.

Similar measures have been introduced in other businesses in Serbia.

Source:etaiwannews.com/

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