GST in, octroi out: 1,300 BMC staff to lose their jobs, may be moved to other departments

The  goods and services tax (GST)  will usher in a single taxation system, but it will also render almost 1,300 employees of the Brihnamumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) jobless. Reason:  Once GST  is implemented,  Octroi duty  will be scrapped. As a result, those working in the Octroi department, including five check posts at Mumbai’s entry-exit points, will lose the…