Controversy Over Levying Sales Tax On Textile And Clothing In Pakistan

　　 Pakistan The government announced in early March. Textile and clothing Leather and carpet products are subject to general sales tax, which has caused Pakistan textile. industry Rebounding.

The Federal Tax Commission of Pakistan said that the domestic sales of the above products will start to collect 17% of GST and increase the previous 1% SED to 2.5%.

Pakistan textile, leather and carpet products in the past Sale and For export They are exempt from GST because more than 80% of these products are exported.

The textile industry in Pakistan refused to levy GST and SED in March 16th, and called on the Pakistani government to cancel the levy immediately.

The chairman of the National Textile Industry Association Committee of Pakistan expressed surprise at the government's tax measures, because the textile industry of the Palestinian country was unable to pay such taxes due to soaring cotton and yarn prices, frequent natural gas shortages and power outages, and labour mobility.

The chairman of the garment manufacturers and Exporters Association of Pakistan told the media that the Pakistan textile industry had already faced problems of insufficient power supply, shortage of materials and high operating costs, and could not resist new taxes.