PAKISTAN MILK POWDER TRADERS FEAR GOVERNMENT DUTY HIKE
May 1st, 2017
PAKISTAN’s milk powder importers have told just-food they are unclear whether their government will go ahead with budget plans to increase import duty on imported milk powder, opposing such a hike in principle.
Concern has been raised proposals made in the government’s federal budget for 2017-18, which included a plan to increase duties by 5% in some cases and 15% in others on 565 imported items. Media reports suggested this included milk powder, but some importers have challenged the accuracy of such reports. Government officials have not replied to ...
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