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Pakistan Print 2024-07-07

Flour millers to go on strike from 11th

  • Millers say that tax collection is the duty of the government and not the industry
Published July 7, 2024

LAHORE: Flour millers from across the country unanimously rejected the withholding tax levied in the current budget and announced to go on an indefinite strike from July 11, 2024.

“If this tax is not withdrawn then we will stop washing of wheat from July 10 and then stop grinding/supply from July 11, 2024. The mills will remain at a halt till our demands are met,” said All Pakistan Flour Mills Association Central Chairman Asim Raza Ahmad while addressing a press conference on Saturday.

He was flanked by the sitting leadership of the PFMA from all the provinces and central body. About 600 millers attended a general body meeting convened today to discuss the issue of making flour mills withholding agents.

Asim said that the millers were of the view that tax collection is the duty of government and not the industry. Flour mills were already paying numerous taxes and the imposition of new ones will push the prices upwards.

Asim made an appeal to the Prime Minister to look in this matter. He said they will go on strike under compulsion if their demand is not met.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2024

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KU Jul 07, 2024 10:05pm
Wish farmers could go on strike. Its a fixed-fight by millers n govt to plunder more revenues n rip-off any skin left on people, to date, wheat is still being bought by them at low Rs. 2400 per 40kg.
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