The protest once morest the additional taxes imposed in the federal budget is getting prolonged. The petrol pump owners refused but now flour mills owners have announced to stop supply of flour from July 11, while travel agents have also threatened to strike.
Speaking at a press conference in Lahore, Chairman Flour Accused Association Asim Raza Kane said that we demand the federal government to abolish the withholding tax, five and a half percent tax has been imposed, flour mill owners want to close the flour mills immediately.
Asim Raza added that the flour mill owners want to close the flour mills immediately, but I have given time till Wednesday, will stop supply to the market from Thursday.
He said that with the new tax, a bag of 20 kg will cost one and a half hundred rupees. It has been decided in the meeting of the general body of Pakistan Flour Mills that wheat grinding will be stopped from July.
In this regard, the citizens say that the inflation is already high, if the flour mills are closed, it will become difficult to live.
On the other hand, travel agents are also furious over the tax on air tickets. Association leaders have threatened to strike, saying the $250 million-a-year industry is being walled off.
Lahore: Provision of cheap flour, Punjab Food Department in action
It should be noted that in order to supply cheap flour, Punjab Food Department has suspended the licenses of three flour mills for selling expensive flour, while it has issued show-cause notices to twenty-two flour points for poor arrangements.
Punjab Food Minister, Bilal Yasin has said that action will be taken on bogus records and supply of flour at high prices, licenses of dealers and mills supplying at high prices will be suspended, market rates are being monitored on a daily basis.
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2024-07-06 17:42:17
