MULTAN: Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) rejected cess tax from government on each bale of cotton.
Government department’s policy on cotton and standardization performance is almost zero and government current policy on cotton is also damaging our industry and business. Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association announced to launch awareness campaign in the country for protecting industry from further destruction.
Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) converted their all offices into coordination office for resolving their issues of cotton traders in Pakistan.
PCGA coordination offices will stay in touch with Ginners of the Pakistan in order to record their complaints and suggestions. Office staff has been directed from executive council of PCGA to constantly keep in touch with ginners for difficulties. Pakistan government also imposed 10% duty on import of cotton yarn from India to protect local cultivators and ginners.
Cotton ginners are facing severe issues in this season again due to harsh weather and production of cotton has been also on decline and facing financial crunch in the International market as well as local market.
Deputy secretary coordination in charge will stationed in the Multan PCGA office and he will coordinate with Multan, Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Lodhran, Layyah , Khanewal and Rajan Pur offices. Bahawalpur and Vehari offices will coordination with the other regions of Punjab. There will be compliant box installed at the PCGA office and its keys will be in the Possession of Chairman PCGA Shehzad Ali Khan and he will proceed and monitor every complaint of ginners on daily basis.
Chairman PCGA announced that ginners are not in a position to pay Rs.5 on each bale of Cotton of 40 Kilograms and he appealed from Prime Minister of Pakistan to withdraw cess tax immediately.
PCGA initiated complaint service and installed box on the request of their House.