Flour Mills Association Pakistan withholding imposed by Govt Tax Nationwide from today (Thursday) once morest The strike has been announced.
According to Asim Raza, Chairman of Flour Mills Association, the packing and delivery of flour has been completely stopped from today. The demands have been presented to the Food Minister and the strike will not end until this tax is withdrawn.’
Due to the strike across the country Shortage of flour The fear has arisen while the government flatly refused to accept the demands of Flour Mills Association.
Chairman Flour Mills Association Asim Raza told Independent Urdu that there will be no supply of flour from flour mills across the country in the market from Thursday. “With the implementation of tax on flour by the government, the price of a bag will increase by Rs. 200. Due to which the increase in the price of flour up to 10 rupees per kg will be unbearable for the poor man. The government should immediately withdraw the imposition of withholding tax.’
Asim Raza said that we will not be able to run the mills if the taxes are enforced. We will not be the withholding tax collection agent of FBR. Tax collection is the government’s job, not ours.’
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He further said that wheat washing was stopped on July 10 and now a strike is being conducted. According to Asim Raza: ‘Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin contacted the Flour Mills Association and put the demands before them, but no response has been received so far. We do not want to increase the hardships of the people.’
On the other hand, during the meeting with the Minister of Food, Punjab, Bilal Yasin, the representatives of Nanbai Association assured that uninterrupted supply of bread and bread will be ensured in the month of Muharram.
Regarding the impact of the flour mills’ strike on the fixed rates of bread, the Nanbai representatives said that they were not in favor of causing hardship to the people during the holy month.
According to the statement issued by the provincial minister’s office, Bilal Yasin has spoken to the flour mill owners regarding postponing the strike in respect of Muharram and said that the association’s role in providing bread at cheap prices to the people is positive.
Changes in flour packaging rules
On Wednesday, there was a change in the rules for the packaging of flour sold in Punjab, with the Punjab Food Department issuing a notification regarding new colors, weight and labeling of flour packaging.
According to this notification, common flour, fortified flour, maida and semolina will be packed in bags of different colors.
According to the new notification, the printed bags must bear the name of the product, ingredients, trademark, name and address of the manufacturer. Bag weight, logo, code number, expiry date and license number must also be entered.
The industry has been given 15 days to implement the new rules.
In this regard, Secretary Food Punjab Moazzam Iqbal Supra said in a statement to the media that ‘fine flour is also being sold in 20 kg bags in the market. It was a bit difficult for a common man to differentiate between flour and flour bags.’
He further said that ‘Food Department Punjab will also start an awareness campaign regarding the use of fortified flour. The use of flour rich in iron, zinc and other vitamins will be useful for women and children while labeling on the bags and monitoring the quality of flour will be the responsibility of the Punjab Food Authority.
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2024-07-12 05:20:43