Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association has launched a nationwide strike from Friday (July 5) against the imposition of 0.5% advance turnover tax in the Finance Bill in recent days. The strike What has been announced?
Speaking to Independent Urdu, Chairman of Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association Abdul Sami Khan said that during the protest, more than 13,000 petrol pumps across the country will be completely closed and if the advance turnover tax is not withdrawn, a nationwide strike will be called. Can continue for several days.’
According to Abdul Sami Khan: ‘At some point in Pakistan Petrol The taxes imposed on petrol have been doubled from around Rs 50 to Rs 60 per liter and now another 0.5 per cent advance turnover tax on petrol is being added to the problems of petrol pumps.
He added that after the increase in the price of petrol with this new tax, on the one hand, people will reduce their purchases, on the other hand, the dealer who sells up to 10,000 liters of petrol per day will get Rs. Will have to pay in the form of overtax. Therefore, against this tax, we will hold a nationwide strike from July 5 and if this new tax is not withdrawn, we can continue the strike for several days.
Abdul Sami Khan said that there were many negotiations with the government to end this tax and when there was no result, a nationwide strike was called.
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On the question that the nationwide strike call by the Petroleum Dealers Association led people to go to the pumps to stock up on petrol, multiplying their earnings and later withdraw the strike call. Is? Abdul Sami Khan said: ‘We never did that. This strike will happen in any case. If the government announces to withdraw the new tax, they will withdraw the strike call, otherwise there will be a strike anyway.
On the other hand, Shams Shahwani, the Chairman of Oil Tankers Owners Association, which supplies petrol, has announced not to participate in the July 5 strike.
Association president Abdullah Afridi told Independent Urdu: ‘We are not participating in the strike of the Petroleum Dealers Association, but they have the right to strike and they are striking for a legitimate demand.’
According to Abdullah Afridi: ‘There are so many taxes that employment has become impossible. In such a situation, the strike call of the Petroleum Dealers Association is justified.
When he was asked that there will be a strike by the Petroleum Dealers Association and if the petrol pumps will be closed, then the oil tankers will not be able to deliver petrol, so their work will also be stopped in a way? On which Abdullah Afridi said that our oil tankers have a capacity of 50 thousand liters. We deliver petrol to a specific location, from there it is taken to the petrol pump in small vehicles. If the petrol pumps remain closed, they cannot force delivery, but the oil tankers will continue to do their work despite the strike.
He added that there are rumors that a new tax of 15 percent is being prepared on oil tankers as well. If this happens, we will also call for a strike in a few days.’
Abdullah said: ‘There are 20,000 to 25,000 oil tankers registered with our organization. They are already heavily taxed. Due to this tax, in the past, delivery of petrol from a place used to cost one lakh rupees, but now due to taxes, it costs four lakh rupees.
Toll tax has been increased on the country’s highways. Petrol is expensive. The price of oil tanker tires has increased due to tax. Apart from this, the cost of food for the crew working on the tanker has also increased. In such a case, it will become difficult to operate a tanker in the new tax.
Complex system of petrol delivery in Pakistan
Pakistan has a complex system of petrol supply, which includes importation, refining, storage, distribution and supply. All these steps together ensure uninterrupted supply of petrol across the country.
Pakistan imports crude oil from various countries such as Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait, which is refined at various refineries.
Some of the major refineries in Pakistan include Pakistan Refinery Limited, National Refinery Limited, Pak Arab Refinery Limited or PARCO.
Refined petrol is stored in various storage facilities, located at various locations across the country, some of the largest sites being near Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad.
Stored petrol is distributed across the country by various oil marketing companies. These companies transport petrol to petrol pumps and other places through tankers, trucks, railways and pipelines.
Petrol pumps and various industrial and commercial establishments purchase petrol from these oil marketing companies. Among the oil marketing companies, Pakistan State Oil, Shell Pakistan, Total Parco and Attock are considered important.
Petrol pumps and oil tankers are very important in this complex system of petrol supply and daily protest calls are being made by petrol pump dealers and oil tanker organizations against price increase or new tax.
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2024-07-04 13:48:19