APTMA拒绝对印度棉花征收关税的提议
APTMA rejects proposed duty on Indian cotton
The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has said that the decision to impose regulatory duty on import of cotton from
While rejecting the recommendation of the committee, APTMA Chairman Tariq Saud said in a statement that the ginners have not more than 100,000 bales of cotton, which they will trade off before the arrival of the new crop.
Saud said Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in his budget speech accepted that due to the failure of cotton crop by about 35 per cent, this year's growth rate has declined by about 0.5 per cent.
He said the failure of local cotton crop by about 35 per cent has put extra burden on the industry to import more than 4.5 million bales of cotton to meet the consumption requirement of the spinning industry.
"This decline in production of cotton in the country has not only affected the operations of basic textile industry, which is already suffering due to high cost of doing business and shortage of energy, but also resulted in the surge in import of cotton yarn and fabrics," the APTMA chairman added.
Due to high cost of doing business and other factors, the domestic industry is unable to compete in the international market, which can be confirmed from the fact that in the 11 months of the current financial year, the imports of cotton yarn has almost doubled as compared with 2014-15, Saud pointed out.
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APTMA拒绝对印度棉花征收关税的提议
巴基斯坦纺织厂协会(APTMA)曾表示,对从瓦嘎边境进口的印度棉花强征监管税的决定是参议院常务委员会国家粮食安全与研究错误数据和非专业方法的结果。
拒绝委员会的提议,APTMA主席Tariq Saud在一份声明中表示,轧棉厂没有超过10万包棉花,在新作物到港之前他们将权衡利弊。
Saud表示财政部长Ishaq Dar在他的预算演说中承认,由于棉花作物约35%的失败,今年的增长率已经下降约0.5%。
他说当地棉花作物约35%的失败把额外的负担放在行业中，进口超过450万包的棉花来满足纺织行业的消费要求。
“该国棉花产量的下降不仅影响了已经遭受高商业成本和能源短缺的基本纺织业的操作,但也导致棉纱和面料进口价格的激增,”APTMA主席补充道。
由于高商业成本和其他因素,国内产业无法在国际市场上竞争,可以在当前财年的11个月证实,面纱进口与2014-15年度相比几乎翻了一番, Saud指出。