APTMA要求政府取消棉花进口关税

APTMA asks govt to remove import duty on cotton
Expressing concern over the increase in cotton import duty to four per cent effective July 1, 2016, the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has asked the government to immediately remove all duties and taxes on import of raw cotton.
In Federal Budget 2014-15, the government had levied one per cent import duty on cotton. This was followed by another one per cent duty in Federal Budget 2015-16 along with sales tax at five per cent.
The Federal Budget 2016-17, to be implemented with effect from July 1, 2016, further increased custom duty by one per cent while keeping the one per cent additional duty intact, thus bringing the total duty to four per cent, APTMA chairman Tariq Saud said in a statement.
“This (1 per cent increase in duty) has come at a time when the textile industry is reeling from the effects of a total crop failure in the country. Production of cotton declined by almost 35 per cent,” Saud said.
Cotton is the basic raw material for the spinning industry, and it constitutes around 70 per cent of the total raw material cost. So, taking account of the current situation, the government must immediately restore the free trade regime in cotton trade, the statement said. (RKS)
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APTMA要求政府取消棉花进口关税
截至2016年7月1日，巴基斯坦对棉花征收4%的进口关税，全巴基斯坦纺织工厂协会（APTMA）对此表示担忧，要求政府立即取消原棉进口关税。
在2014-15年度的联邦预算中，巴基斯坦政府对棉花征收1%的进口关税。随后2015-16年度，巴基斯坦对棉花征收1%的额外关税和5%的营业税。
全巴基斯坦纺织工厂协会主席Tariq Saud在一份声明中表示，2016-17年度，巴基斯坦将棉花的进口关税上调1%至4%。
沙特表示，额外增加1%的税对纺织业造成了一定的影响。由于作物收成欠佳，棉花产量下降了近35%。
该声明称，棉花是纺织业的基本原料，它占原料总成本的70%左右。因此，鉴于当前的情况，政府必须立即恢复棉花的自由贸易体制。