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Iran: Merchants on strike for 3rd day

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New York Times: Widespread strikes continued for a third day on Thursday at Tehran’s central bazaar, according to Iranian news sites, as merchants protested a proposed tax increase on their earnings.

The New York Times

World Briefing: Middle East

By ROBERT F. WORTH

Widespread strikes continued for a third day on Thursday at Tehran’s central bazaar, according to Iranian news sites, as merchants protested a proposed tax increase on their earnings. One merchant was arrested, the Jaras Web site reported, and some opposition Web sites reported that a merchant had been killed in a clash with the police. The merchants were angered by rumors of a 70 percent tax increase, but a government spokesman said Tuesday that this figure was a mistake and that the proposal was for a 30 percent increase.

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