Updated: December 19, 2020 01:16 IST This is to protest against the government’s decision to hike the APMC cess to 1% Share Article AAA Shankranna Munavalli, president of APMC Action Committee, at an emergency meeting of APMC merchants in Hubballi on Friday. | Photo Credit: Kiran Bakale This is to protest against the government’s decision to hike the APMC cess to 1% Merchants operating from the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) yards across the State have decided to observe an APMC Bandh on December 21 in protest against the government’s decision to hike the APMC cess to 1%. A decision to this effect was taken at an emergency meeting of APMC workers at the Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in Hubballi on Friday.