Nationwide strike of flour mills against tax implementation has entered the second day, supply of flour is completely stopped.
Flour mills started a nationwide strike yesterday against the implementation of 5 percent withholding tax, Pakistan Flour Mills Association Chairman Aamir Abdullah said that the government imposed an unjustified withholding tax on flour mills from July 1, 2024 in the budget. Is.
They said that we are already in the tax net and the mills are not in a position to bear more tax burden. Before starting the strike, they tried to contact the relevant government officers and authorities from July 3 but to no avail.
Aamir Abdullah said that we have started a nationwide strike for an unknown period until our demands are approved. Operations have been completely shut down, shipments of flour and wheat products across the country have stopped.
Flour mills have stopped wheat milling in all provinces of the country, flour mill owners have also become part of the strike of flour mills, they have also closed flour mills and put up protest banners. If the strike continues, not only will there be a flour crisis, but the flour will be sold in black, which will harm the people.
