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DAILY PRESS CLIPPINGS
DA TED: W EDN ES DA Y, AP RIL 29 , 2 01 5
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I NDEX
SHEET
TDAP NEWS
01-15
E C ON O M I C & CO M M E R C IA L N E W S
16-22
REVENUE &
TAXES NEWS
23-26
C O MM O D I TI E S N E WS
27-28
C O R P O R A T E N E W S
29
CHAMBER & ASSOCIATION NEWS
f
30-31
ARTICL ES
32
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BUSINESS RECORDER
April 29, 2015
T D A P N E W S
PAAPAM seeks TDAP's
support for participa tion
in global fairs
M R A F I Q U E G O R A Y A
f the delegations and exhibi- more participation of auto engi-
LAHORE:
akistan tions is to promote bilateral neering sector in global fairs in
Association of Automotive Parts trade, strengthen economic rela- view of the sector's huge poten-
and
ccessories tions and intensify interaction of tial of growth.
Manufacturers(PAAPAM) has the business community with the
Repeated visits and regular
sought support of the Trade host countries.
articipation in international
Development Authority of PAAPAM delegation leader mega events are vital to attract
Pakistan(TDAP) for participa- said the auto engineering sector export orders but TDAP has
tion of local auto engineering of Pakistan was facing a steep restricted its financial support
companies in global exhibitions decline in production due to gov- only to two fairs in a year, lim-
with a view to develop contacts ernment's inconsistent policies, iting just three times participa-
with international manufacturers, demanding that it should be fea- tion in the same category event,
besides analyzing the possibility tured on TDA's export promo- which has become a hurdle for
of the joint ventures with them. tion priorities.
akistani companies to
The demand was made at a The TDAP should give due improve exports, Mumshad
meeting with TDAP Chief importance to international exhi- said.
Executive S Muneer by PAA- bitions which could accelerate PAAPAM SVC said that
PAM delegation led by its senior the depleting exports. PAAPAM buyers are generally ready to
vice chairman Mum shad All,
ends its teams to global events start negotiations when they see
Muneer assured PAAPAM of for studying world automotive a supplier participating in the
his full support for participation industry and introducing its same exhibition over a number
in international fairs. TDAP is members to international market of years. The complete export
being reformed to make it a and build up their businesses process of engineering items
business-friendly organisation, keeping in view global takes 1-3 years, as it includes
facilitating the business commu- economies and scales.
eceipt of inquiry, designing,
nity and trade bodies in their Criticising TDAP subsidy development and sampling and
efforts to promote Pakistan's ratio, which has declined to then issuance of purchase
exports.
0:40 from 80:20, PAAPAM order. Therefore these kinds of
Besides, TDAP has made a SVC said Pakistan has been a limits do not suit the engineer-
comprehensive plan of participa- late entrant in world engineering ing sector, he added.
tion in specialized trade fairs in market and needed support to Mumshad suggested the gov-
various countries for which fulfil the immense potential for ernment to allocate funds to
transparencies are being ensured, exports.
ponsor visiting delegations for
he assured.
e asked TDAP to enhance its exploration of opportunities in
Muneer observed that purpose allocations of funds to ensure untapped and new markets.
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THE NATION
April 29, 2015
T D A P N E W S
Paapam seeks TDAP support
for interna tion al au to fairs
LAHORE (Staff Reporter): The Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Ac-
cessories Manufacturers has called for support of the Trade Development Authori-
ty of Pakistan for participation of local auto engineering companies in global exhibitions
with a view to develop contacts with international manufacturers, besides analyzing
thelpossibility of joint ventures with them.
The demand was raised at a meeting with TD A P Chief Executive S M M uneer by PAA -
PAM delegation led by its senior vice chairman, Mumshad Au.
SM Moneer, thief executive of TDAP, assured PAAPAM of his full support for
participation in international fairs. He said TDAP is being reformed to make
it a business-friendly organization, facilitating the business community and
trade bodies in their efforts to promote Pakistan's exports. Besides, TDAP has
made a comprehensive plan of participation in specialised trade fairs in dif-
ferent countries for which transparencies are being ensured. S.M Müneer ob-
served that purpose of the delegations and exhibitions is to promote bilater-
al trade, strengthen economic relations and intensify interaction of the busi-
ness community with the host countries. PAAPAM delegation leader said the
auto engineering sector of Pakistan was facing a steep decline in production
due to government's inconsistent policies, demanding that it should be fea-
tured on TDA's export promotion priorities.
The TDAP should give due importance to international exhibitions which could
accelerate the depleting exports. PAAPAM sends its teams to global events for
studying world automotive industry and introducing its members to international
market and build up their businesses keeping in view global economies and scales.
Criticizing I'DAP subsidy ratio, which has declined to 60:40 from 80:20, PAA-
PAM SVC said Pakistan has been a late entrant in world engineering market and
needed support to fulfill the immense potential for exports. He asked TDAP to
enhance its allocations of funds to ensure more participation of auto engineer-
ing sector in global fairs in view of the sector's huge potential of growth.
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THE NEWS
April 29, 2015
TDAP NEWS
TDA P asked to su pport local auto f irms
By our correspondent
LA HOR E: T he Pakistan A ssociation of Automotive Parts and Ac-
cessories Manufacturers (Paapam)
on Tuesday asked the Trade
D evelopment Authority of Pakistan (TD A P) to support the local
auto engineering companies for participating in global exhibitions.
The demand was raised at a meeting between TD AP Chief Ex-
ecutive SM Muneer and Paapam delegation led by its Senior Vice
Chairman (SVC) M umshad A u, said a statement. The trade author-
ity chief executive assured P aapam of his full support, and ob-
served that the purpose of delegations and exhibitions was to pro-
mote bilateral trade, strengthen economic relations, and increase
interaction of the business communities.
The Paapam delegation leader said that giving due importance
to international exhibitions could accelerate depleting exports.
Criticising TDAP subsidy ratio, which has declined to 60:40
from 80:20 , Paapam S VC said Pakistan has been a late entrant in
world engineering market and needed support to fulfill the im-
mense potential for exports.
PA AP AM SV C said that buyers were generally ready to negoti-
ate with suppliers participating in the same exhibition over a num -
ber of years. The complete export process of engineering items
takes 1-3 years, as it includes receipt of thquiry, designing, develop-
ment and sampling and then issuance of purchase order. There-
fore these kinds of limits do not suit the engineering sector, A u
added.
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PAKISTAN OBSERVER
April 29, 2015
T D A P N E W S
Int'l auto fairs: PAAPAM seeks
TD A P support for participation
S A L I M A H M E D
LAHORE—The Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and
Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM), has called for sup-
port of the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan, for par-
ticipation of local auto engineering companies in global exhibi-
tions with a view to develop contacts with international manu-
facturers, besides analyzing the possibility of joint ventures
with them.
The demand was raised at a meeting with TDAP Chief
Executive S.M. Muneer by PAAPAM delegation led by its
senior vice chairman, Mumshad Ali. S. M. Muneer, chief ex-
ecutive of TDAP, assured PAAPAM of his full support for
participation in international fairs. He said TDAP is being re-
formed to make it a business-friendly organization, facilitating
the business community and trade bodies in their efforts to
promote Pakistan's exports. Besides, TDAP has made a com-
prehensive plan of participation in specialised trade fairs in
different countries for which transparencies are being ensured.
S.M. Muneer observed that purpose of the delegations
and exhibitions is to promote bilateral trade, strengthen eco-
nomic relations and intensify interaction of the business com-
munity with the host countries. PAAPAM delegation leader
said the auto engineering sector of Pakistan was facing a steep
decline in production due to government's inconsistent poli-
cies, demanding that it should be featured on TDA's export
promotion priorities.
The TDAP should give due importance to international
exhibitions which could accelerate the depleting exports.
PAAPAM sends its teams to global events for studying•
world automotive industry and introducing its members to
international market and build up their businesses keeping
in view global economies and scales. Criticizing TDAP
subsidy ratio, which'has declined to 60:40 from 80:20,
PAAPAM SVC said Pakistan has been a late entrant in world
engineering market and needed support to fulfill the im-
mense potential for exports.
He asked TDAP to enhance its allocations of funds to
ensure more participation of auto engineering sector in glo-
bal fairs in view of the sector's huge potential of growth.
Repeated visits and regular participation in international
mega events are vital to attract export orders but TDAP has
restricted its financial support only to two fairs in a year,
limiting just three times participation in same category event.
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T H E E X P RE S S T RIBUN E
April 29, 2015
TDAP NEWS
FOREIGN EXHIBITIONS
PAAPAM wants
support in
participation
O OUR CORRESPONDENT
K A R A C H I .
The Pakistan
Association of Automotive
Parts and Accessories
Manufacturers (Paapam)
has called for the Trade
Development Authority
of Pakistan's (TDAP) sup-
port for participation of
local auto engineering
companies in global exhibi-
tions. The plan is aimed at
developing contacts with
international manufactur-
ers, besides analysing the
possibility of joint ventures
with them.
The demand was raised at
a meeting with TDAP Chief
Executive SM Muneer with
the Paapam delegation led
by its senior vice chairman
Mumshad Au. The chief
executive of TDAP assured
Paapam of his full support
for participation in inter-
national fairs.
He said TDAP is being
reformed and will be
made a business-friendly
organisation.
Meanwhile, Ali said the
auto engineering sector of
Pakistan was facing a steep
decline in production due to
government's inconsistent
policies, demanding that it
should be featured on TDAs
export promotion priorities.
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DAILY TRADE FINANCE
April 29, 2015
T D A P N E W S
International auto fairs
P A A P A M seeks T D A P support for participation
KARACHI: The Pakistan As-
sociation of Automotive Parts
and Accessories Manufactur-
ers, has called for support of
the Trade Development Au-
thority of Pakistan, for par-
ticipation of local auto engi-
neering companies in global
exhibitions with a view to
develop contacts with interna-
tional manufacturers, besides
analyzing the possibility of
joint ventures with them.
The demand was raised at
a meeting with TDAP Chief
Executive S.M Muneer by
PAAPAM delegation led
by its senior vice chairman,
Mumnshad All.
SM Muneer, chief ex-
ecutive of TDAP, assured
PAAPAM of his full support
for participation in interna-
tional fairs.
He said TDAP is being
reformed to make it a busi-
ness-friendly organization, fa-
cilitating the business coinmu-
nity and trade bodies in their
efforts to promnotePakistan's
exports. Besides, TDAP has
made a comprehensive plan
of participation in specialised
trade fairs in different coun-
tries for which transparencies
are being ensured.
S.M Muneer observed that
purpose of the delegations
and exhibitions is to promote
bilateral trade, strengthen eco-
nomic relations and intensify
interaction of the business
community with the host
countries. PAAPAM delega-
tion leader said the auto engi-
neering sector of P akistan w as
facing a steep decline in pro-
duction due to government's
inconsistent policies, demand-
ing that it should be featured
on TDAP's export promotion
priorities.
The TDAP should give
due importance to in-
ternational
xhibitions
which could accelerate
the depleting exports.
PA A PA M sends its teams
to global events for study-
ing world automotive in-
dustry and introducing its
members to international
market and buill up their
businesses keeping in
view glob
q economies
and scales.
Criticizing
DAP
subsidy ratio, which has
declined to 60:40 from
80:20, PAAPAM SVC
said Pakistan has been
a late entrant in world
engineering market and
needed support to fulfill
the immense potential for
exports.
He asked TDAP to
enhance its allocations
of funds to ensure more
participation of auto en-
gineerin sector in global
fairs in view of the sec-
tor's huge potential of
growth—
Repeated visits
and regular participation
in international mega
events are vital to attract
export orders but TDAP
has restricted its financial
support only to two fairs
in a year, limiting just
three times participation
in same category event,
which has become hurdle
for Pakistani companies to
improve exports, Mum-
shad said.
PAAPAM SVC said
that buyers are generally
ready to start negotiations
when they see a supplier
participating in the same
exhibition over a number
of years.
The complete export
process of engineering
items takes 1-3 years, as
it includes receipt of in-
quiry, designing, devel-
opment and sampling and
then issuance of purchase
order.
Therefore these kinds
of limits do not suit the
engineering sector, he
added. Mr. Mumshad sug-
gested the government to
allocate funds to sponsor
visiting delegations for
exploration of opportuni-
ties in untapped and new
markets.
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DAILY EXPRESS
April 29, 2015
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BUSINESS RECORDER
April 29, 2015
T D A P N E W S
Trade exhibitions
tobe arranged m
Multan, other
cities: TD A P
RECORDER REPORT
MULTAN:
rade
Development Authority of
Pakistan (TDAP) will organise
trade exhibitions in Multan,
Gujranwala, Faisalabad and
Sialkot to introduce the special
products of these cities interna-
tionally and it was w orking hard
to boost trade in country under
Prime Minister's initiative of
Export Promotion Vision.
He was speaking at a meeting
of executive committee of
Multan Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (MCCI) chaired by
its Senior Vice President Mian
Muhammad Alamgiriamil Khan
here on Tuesday. He said the
government was taking steps to
increase export as the country
had been facing decrease in sur-
gical and sports goods export.
Rana said the government had
acknowledged the significance of
the south which produces good
quality mango, more than 10 mil-
lion bales of cotton. It has crafts-
men of world repute and it was
paying its attention towards its
development and upliftment of
living standard of the people.
He said that China did not give
us a loan but it had planned to
invest $46 billion in Pakistan.
He said that China was the
biggest economy of the w orld. It
had $ 4 trillion dollars reserves.
China had suffered a loss of $83
billion w hen dollar was depreci-
ated in world market. Now it was
not entirely depending upon the
dollar. It was investing in gold
and other metals, industry and
different sectors.
He said that trade
consuls/Attaches are duty bound
to provide information to the
people concerned. If anyone does
not perform his duties properly,
he would have to comeback. He
said that professional commercial
attaches deal with the Chambers
and exporters/importers properly
while there was som e trouble for
the political appointees. He has
urged the exporters to add value
to potentially exportable products
to earn much needed foreign
exchange and revolutionize the
national economy.
He said that TDAP was ready
to assist all the newcomers and
old exporters in preparation of a
road map identifying suitable
importing countries and steps to
export their products to interna-
tional markets. He said that
exporters can have easy access to
update regarding product-wise
situation in the international mar-
kets by contacting TD AP .
He said that Expo Centres in
Sialkot, Multan, Gujranwala can
be established on self-help basis
and chambers would have to bear
all the expenses. Khawaja
Muhammad Farooq, Khawaja
Muhammad Usman, Khawaja
Muhammad Younas, Syed
Iftikhar Hussain Gilani, Mirza
Ali Ahmed raised some ques-
tions about the measures taken
for enhancing the exports.
In his welcom e address Senior
Vice
resident
ian
Muhammad A lamgir Jamil Khan
said that feasibility report of
Expo Centre has already been
approved but it was still in
pipeline. Similarly, display had
been closed.
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Rising expenditure on war on terror
N FC proceedings
b eg
in w ith B ar 's
daring disclosure
'also informed that the 7th N FC
ZAHEERABBASI
isha Ghaus Pasha. said that,carefully improve the efficiency
ISLA MABA D: Secretary
Punjab has given t
nd coordination of recently Award projected increase in
oo many sac constituted
evenue overall revenues to 15% of
Finance Dr W aqar Masood
rifices and no one should expect Authorities, so that businesses GDP, but in fact this appeared
more sacrifices from it. She are not adversely affected due to to have remained stagnant if not
as said that a sub-Commit
added that provincial govern- jurisdictional issues,
ecreased.
tee w ill carry out a detailed
ment requires resources to take
he participants w ere given a
ecretary Finance Dr W aqar
study on the issues of rev-
care of growing manpower in detailed presentation on the con- Masood Khan gave an
enue distribution, expendi-
the province.
titutional status, history and overview of macroeconomic
ture, subsides and grants as
statement issued by
well as debt between federal
Finance Ministry after the meet-
evolution of the NFCs. The indicators. He informed the
meeting w as informed that the meeting that all major indicators
and provincial governments.
ing noted that the inaugural NFCs constituted in 1974, 1990, are positive and the economy of
Talking to media persons after meeting of 9th National Finance 1995 and 2005 had presented the country is on the right track.
Commission was held here on their recommendations, howev- Inflation is dropping while
he inaugural meeting of the 8th
National Finance Commission Tuesday. Finance Minister er, the NFCs constituted in remittances from overseas
lshaq Dar chaired the meeting 1980,
1985
and 2000 could not Pakistanis are increasing. All
(NFC), he said there is growing which besides Dr Abdul Malik make recommendations for an the participants appreciated the
ressure on the federaI govern-
merit in relation to security-relat- Baloch, Chief Minister, Award. The 8th NFC set up in improved economic outlook
edexpenditir. He added that Balochistan and Finance 2010 during its tenure moni- and expressed support for bring-
Ministers of Punjab, Sindh and tored implementation of th
e
7th ing about further improvement
the participants of the commis- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was. NFC Award.
n the economy.
sion were given a detailed brief- attended by Prof. Muhammad A brief assessment of the 7th
he
hief Minister,
ing on revenue position and sub- Ibrahim Khan (Khyber NFC Award was also placed Baluchistan, Provincial Finance
sequent expenditure in this Pakhtunkhwa), Dr Kaiser before the Commission. The Ministers as well as the expert
regard. He said that the 7th NFC Bengali (Balochistan) and Dr. Commission was informed fl
embers spoke on the occasion
Award will be ending on June Aisha Ghaus Pasha (Punjab), during the 7th NFC period, and appreciated the visible turn-
30 and the President is empow- Federal Finance Secretary, transfer of resources from around in economy. They
ered to extend the Award. Chief Finance Secretaries of the
Minister Balochistan said that Provinces and officials of NFC Federation to provinces expressed the hope that the
increased substantially. The Commission will succeed in
there is a need to decrease the Secretariat,
share of population in the NF C
ar underlined the need for transfer of resources from fader- arriving at a consensus recom-
ation to provinces was evident mendation at the earliest. The
Award while the representative taking into account significant from the fact that against Commission agreed to under-
of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa averred, expenditures being borne on Rs.677 billion transferred to take a detailed background
that the province's share of war' fighting war on terror, including
in
n F Y 2 0 0 9 - 1 0
ork in the following areas
on terror should be increased a significant enhancement in NFC last financial year), during through constituting Sub-groups
from one percent to 3 percent ml capacity building Of Law the current financial year, on resource Mobilization at
the 8th NFC Award. He also Enforcement Agencies in the
Federal & Provincial Level,
presented a case for the pay- aftermath of a Peshawar car- provinces will be receiving
close to Rs.1600 billion (which devolved versus Integrated Tax
merit of an 'outstanding' Rs 500 nage. He also emphasized the is more than double). As a result Structure - Evolution of Tax
billion against net hydeL profit need for improving overall the fiscal position of provinces Collection Framework in
and Rs 119 billion for water,
esource-base, so that these ris- had been strengthened as corn- Pakistan and allocation efficien-
NFC member of Punjab Dr, ing expenditures can be met. He pared to the federal govern- cy and expenditures analysis at
also stated that there is a need
to
ments. The Commission was the Federal and Provincial level,
rationalization of subsidies and
grants.
The Sub-groups were asked
to complete their work in the
light of which further work of
Commission will proceed.
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BUSINESS RECO RDER
April 29, 2015
Dastgl
*r to persuade Jordan .
to h old ta lk s on FTA
ISLAMABAD: Commerce the Jordan-Pakistan JMC held at future consultations to liberalize
Minister Engineer Khurram Islamabad from 26-27 June services; (vi) to reaffirm their
Dastgir has left for Jordan with 2006, the first round of Jordan- commitments under WTO in
the objective of urging Jordan to Pak FTA exploratory discussions relation to IPR, antidumping,
hold talks on the second round was held in Amman from
4-5
subsidies, safeguard measures,
of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) March, 2009. The first round was TBT and SPS; (vii) a negative
aimed at finalising the pact as exploratory in nature wherein list will be adopted by both par-
soon as possible.
tructure of FTA were discussed ties covering goods that will be
Official sources told Business and the real negotiations were to excluded from tariff elimination.
Recorder the Commerce begin in the second round where- Bound rates for the negative list
Minister has reached Jordan to by chapters covering general pm- items will be negotiated; (viii)
represent Pakistan in Pakistan- visions, trade in goods, rules of an asymmetric approach will be
Jordan Joint Ministerial origin, trade remedies, bilateral adopted in the tariff elimination
Commission (JMC).
afeguard measures etc in addi- taking into consideration the dif-
The total volume of trade tion to tariff elimination modali- ferences in the size of
between the two countries is $ ties would be discussed, conomies of Jordan and
69.625million (exports
46.150 During first round, both par- Pakistan; and (ix) both parties
million $ and imports 23.475 ties discussed the architecture of agreed on adopting as a general
million $, balance of trade posi- FTA and agreed on the follow- rule a flat rate of local content of
tive (+) $ 22.675 million in ings: (i) Free Trade Agreement 35 percent for Rules of Origin at
favor of Pakistan) during 2013- will be negotiated in accordance f.o.b. prices, without excluding
14, which does not match the with the enabling clause; (ii) the possibility of additional
potential of the two economies Jordan will provide the draft text product specific rules.
and bilateral cordial political of the FTA by the end of March In August, 2014 Jordanian
relations.
009; (Jordan side provided the side through Pakistan Embassy
Accordingly, it has been same); (iii) transition period for in Jordan conveyed its interest to
realised to create free trade area tariff elimination will be a maxi- hold 2nd round of PTA negotia-
between the two countries in mum of 10 years; (iv) FTA tions. Ministry of Commerce
order to boost trade and corn- would include, inter alia, chap- showed its willingness for the
merce by facilitating business ters covering general provisions; same on the sideline of 9th
communities through to duty trade in goods, rules of origin, Session of Pak-Jordan JMC
free access in the markets of the trade remedies and bilateral scheduled to be held on 29-30
two countries. Cabinet in its safeguard measures, dispute set- April 2015 in Jordan.
meeting held on October 4, tlement, competition, coopera- According to sources,
2006 had approved the summa- tion in customs administration Pakistan has no FTA or PTA
ry moved by Ministry of and economic and technical with any of the Middle East
Commerce to initiate negotia- cooperation; (v) to reaffirm their countries so conclusion of FTA
dons with Jordan on Free Trade commitments under the WTO with Jordan will open up vast
Agreement.
egarding trade in services and opportunities for Pakistani busi-
In pursuance of 8th session of the agreement will provide for ness community as Jordan is
enjoys duty free access in 'the
US market due to Qualified
Industrial Zones (QlZs). Since
1st January, 2010 USA-Jordan
FT A is fully operationalised.
In JMC Session, Jordan may
be requested for the followings
(in soft and hard form) before
holding of 2nd round of FTA
negotiations:- (i) convey an eafly
date for holding 2nd round of
FTA negotiations; (ii) furnish
Jordanian Customs Tariff with
MFN rates listed for all HS codes
along with rates of all import
related levies, duties, fees, cess,
taxes etc along with value of
imports and exports against each
HS code for the last calendar or
fiscal year (In English language
and Excel Format); (iii) furnish
Jordanian Request list and
Sensitive list/Negative List (In
English language and Excel
Format at 8 digits HS Cod e); (iv)
text and details of FTA & PTA
or other market access arrange-
ments which Jordan has with
other countries of the world; (v)
Embassy of Pakistan, Amman,
Jordan forwarded draft text of the
PTA between Pakistan and
Jordan prepared by Jordanian
side in 2009. The Draft
Agreement contains five
Chapters and proposes four
annexures with only one
attached, the rest of three are not
attached.—MUSHTAQ
GHUMMAN
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BUSINESS RECORDER
April 29, 2015
PB C study on FT A
Pak istan faces higher tar iffs
on exports to C hina
RECORDER REPORT
ompetitiveness China will in strategic relationship for many to the world were identified as
KARACHI: Despite Free the foreseeable future continue decades, with significant contri- lines which Pakistan could offer
Trade Agreement (FTA), to have a positive trade balance bution from China towards the to remove China's tariff conce-
Pakistan still faces higher tariffs with Pakistan, it said.
evelopment of Pakistan's sion list.
on many exports to China as There remains huge potential industrialisation, infrastructure, There was a large trade
compared to other trading part- for exports to China, with total defense and technology,
mbalance between Pakistan
ners.
ndicative potential in 2013 Regional trade is a huge and China. The trade gap went
This was the crux of the coming up to over $ 22.46 bil- opportunity for Pakistan's eco- up from $2.4 billion in 2006
to
Pakistan Business Council lion as compared to $ 21.993 nomic growth; the Pak-China $4 billion in2Ol2.
(PBC) study on Pakistan-China billion in 2012. Pakistan also FTA is part of this opportunity, It said that strategic steps
FTA, released here Tuesday.
as a comparative advantage in steering Pakistan towards were recommended as loss of
The study builds on the work the export of textiles, hides, improving its overall trade per- revenue was expected to lead to
done in the preliminary study vegetables and food products to formance.
ther current tax paying sectors
with the objective of determin- China, study further said.
he study said that tariff con- and added that imports, which
ing if there has been any signifl- In November 2006, both the cessions on Pakistan's top per- may harm local producers
cant change in 2013 in trade governments signed an FTA forming commodities were should be discouraged.
flows similar to those witnessed which came into effect in 2007. found to be lower or at the most Pakistan's top export to
between 2007 and 2012 in This agreement was divided equal for ASEAN countries. China, cotton (HS 2 level), has
Pakistan China Trade.
nto two phases - phase I, which There was an overall increase in increased by 166 percent over
The study showed that while ended in December 2012, China exports 433 percent from 2006 the last
5
years - tariff elimina-
China managed to export along eliminated tariffs on 6,418 prod- to 2012, but 12 percent growth tions on just this product could
57 percent of the lines in which uct lines, with Pakistan doing in exports to China was in prod- significantly boost Pakistan's
it had a preference under the the same on 6,711 product lines ucts which were not part of the exports to China.
FTA, Pakistan's utilisation was over a period of
5
years. in the FTA.
n addition to cotton, there are
a mere 5 percent along lines in phase II, negotiations were There was a significant a number of high-potential
which Pakistan had managed to under way since July 2013, to demand in China for these prod- commodities which face tariffs
'negotiate' concessions. chieve the FTA's initial objec- ucts, but Pakistan was con- of 20 per cent or higher, includ-
In 2013, China's reported tive to eliminate tariffs on at tributing less than 1 percent to ing Jeweller)', Sugar and Rice.
exports to Pakistan came up to $ least 90 percent of all products China's imports for the same.
ut of the eight identified
11.01 billion however Pakistan (both in terms of tariff lines and
t said that exports to China items, six of them face higher
reported $6.62 billion imports trade volume),
ade up less than 10 percent of tariffs than China's other trade
from China. Similarly, Pakistan It is important that Pakistan Pakistan's total exports to the partners. Therefore, it is strong-
reported exports to China stood utilises this opportunity to world, but Chinese exports to ly recommended that these
at $ 2.65 billion while China improve its market access to the Pakistan increased significantly. items should be given better tar-
reported its imports to $3.19 bil- Chinese markets. The target for Following the FTA, China iff concessions or put in the
tars
lion in 2013, depicting a huge bilateral trade of $15 billion by became Pakistan's second if elimination category.
discrepancy of $4.93 billion in the end of phase II, which was largest
mport
artner. here are certain local sectors
bilateral trade between China agreed as part of the original However, Pakistan appeared to which have suffered due to the
and Pakistan.
TA along with the objective of have failed to benefit fully from influx of low-cost Chinese
The study said that there was improving economic relations the FTA.
mports; these sectors should be
a trade deficit in favour of between the two countries PBC in its study recommend- placed on Pakistan's Protection
China in Pakistan-China bilater- through trade.
d that products with high List, in order to boost local
al trade, which had increased
s of the end of 2013, bilater- export potential from Pakistan industries.
from $ 2.78 billion in 2009 to $ al trade equalled over $9.278 were identified as needing to be This report found discrepan-
3.97 billion in 2013.
illion, as compared to $3.421 added to the zero-tariff list for cies in data and statistics; it i
It should however be appreci- billion in 2006 prior to the FTA China's imports under the FTA recommended that data collec-
ated that due to the size of its being implemented.
nd the items which had no tion should be standardised and
economy, its production base Pakistan and China have reported exports to China and monitored to ensure transparent,
and differences in the overall shared a close diplomatic and had low exports from Pakistan accurate and reliable results.
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DAILY DAWN
April 29, 2015
Provinces asked
to monitor prices
ISLAMABAD: The National Price Monitoring
Committee (NPMC) was informed on Tuesday that
inflation came down to 2.5 per cent in March this year,
which was the lowest in the last 12 years.
The committee, chaired by Finance Minister Ishaq
Dar, was further informed that the decline in inflation
was broad-based as food inflation was recorded at
O.Spc, non-food at 3.9pc, core inflation 5.9pc, sensitive
price index 1.9pc and wholesale price index 3.7pc.
The minister emphasised that provinces should play
a proactive role and make extensive administrative
interventions to further ease the price level and also
devise a comprehensive plan to improve the supply
situation of essential items at reasonable prices in
Ramazan.
He also advised the provincial governments to iden-
tify areas where they need federal government's assis-
tance.
The federal government, he said, was ready to pro-
vide maximum support at all levels for the benefit of
common man.
He expressed concern over the rising trend in the
prices of pulses and dairy products.
He directed the Ministry of Food Security and
Research to give a comprehensive presentation on the
measures for attaining price stability, and overcoming
demand-supply gap in the production and consump-
tion of pulses and other minor crops.
The minister directed the Competition Commission
of Pakistan (CCP) to give a presentation in May after
investigating the variations and rise in prices of milk
and pulses. He emphasised on expediting the process
of executive magistracy system.
The Ministry of Interprovincial Coordination
informed that the Council of Common Interests (CCI)
approved, in principle, the proposed amendments in
the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPc) 1898 for resto-
ration of executive magistracy and to place the draft
bill before parliament.
The Ministry of Law, and the provincial govern-
ments of Sindh, KP and Punjab have supported the
proposal and have shown their consent to become a
party in the appeal filed in Supreme Court by
Government of Balochistan. The minister also
directed the provinces to devise a mechanism to elim-
inate inter-provincial price disparity.
The meeting was informed that the SPI for the week
which ended on April 23 decreased by 0.14pc.
Out of 53 items, prices of 11 items registered
increase which included onion 12.53pc, bananas
2.03pc, mash 1.20pc, milk fresh 0.64pc, garlic 0.23pc,
moong 008pc, irri-6, bread plain, beef, mutton, milk
powdered Nido, gram pulse, kerosene, petrol and die-
sel.
Prices of 15 items decreased which included toma-
toes 1187pc, chicken farm 7.32pc, potatoes 5.00pc,
eggs 3.96pc, LPG 2A6pc, cooking oil 1.26pc, vegetable
ghee 1.10pc, wheat 066pc, rice basmati broken 063pc,
wheat flour 0.41pc, mustard oil 0.32pc, red chilli pow-
der 0.28pc, vegetable ghee 0.25pc, masoor 0.22pc and
sugar 0.14pc—APP -
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DAILY DAW N
April 29, 2015
N A B drops corruption charges against
A min Fahim, 1 2 former bureaucrats
By Syed Irfan Raza
ISLAMABAD:
he
ational
Accountability Bureau exonerated on
Tuesday PPP leader Makhdoom Amin
Fahim and about a dozen former bureau-
crats from corruption charges and decided
to proceed against Pakistan Tehreek-i-
Insaf MNA Gulzar Khan over alleged allot-
ment of state land.
According to NAB's spokesman, a meet-
ing of the executive board presided over by
the bureau's Chairman Qamar Zaman
Chaudhry, decided not proceed further
against former commerce minister Amin
Fahim, Rustam Sidhava and others in a
case about accumulation of assets beyond
their known sources of income because of
lack of incriminating evidence.
It may be mentioned that the Supreme
Court had in Nov 2013 ordered registration
of cases2aij&.Mr Fahim and others for
their involvement in illegal appointment of
National Insurance Company Limited
chairman Ayaz Khan Niazi.
Authored by then chief justice Iftikhar
Mohammad Chaudhry, the judgment said
the case involved issues of corruption and
white-collar crime brought to the notice of
the apex court by the Transparency
International Pakistan.
Others exonerated because of lack of evi-
dence included former chairman of the
Capital Development Authority Kamran
Lashari, ex-accountant manager of BCCI,
London, Shahbuddiri Saddi, director gen-
eral of Balochistan livestock department
Dr Mohammad Azam Kasi and general
manager (technical) of the National
Transmission and Dispatch Company
Muhammad Akhtar.
The NAB board reauthorised two inquir-
ies, one against PTI legislator Gulzar Khan
and the other against former director of
Iqbal Academy Pakistan, Lahore, Suheyl
ljmar.
Gulzar Khan, who had served as senior
member of the Board of Revenue, Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa,' is accused of illegally allot-
ting 6,000 kanals of state land in De
Ismail Khan on leae,
eaAg
about Rs55.35 million to the exchequer.
Suheyl Umar was allegedly involved in
corruption, corrupt practices and misuse of
authority.
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BUSINESS RECORDER
April 29, 2015
Rs225bn
fresh taxation
m easures likely
SOHAIL SARFRAZ
ISLAMABAD: The govern-
-
A t present, the Federal Board
ment is expected to take new
i
of Revenue (FBR) is w orking out
the revenue impact of Statutory
taxation measures ranging
between Rs 22 0 bill ion and Rs
Regulatory Order (SROs) to be
225 billion including adminis-
withdrawn in budget (2015-16).
The next meeting of the commit-
trative measures worth Rs 15
billion in 2015-16 for fixation
tee to review the concessionary
of revenue collection target in
regime would be held on
the proximity of Rs 3,000 bil-
Thursday (April 30).
lion to Rs 3,100 billion for next
in last budget, the government
fiscal year.
had taken taxation/administrative
Sources old usiness
measures of Rs 2 46.255 billion.
Recorder here on Tuesday that
The revenue generation measures
of Rs 231.255 billion and admin-
so far budgetary measures taken
in 201 4-15 generated revenue of
istrative measures of Rs 1 5 b il-
Rs 13 7 billion excluding imp.>
lion were taken last year. In total,
the taxation and administrative
sition of regulatory duty and
enhancement in sales tax rates
measures were R s 246.255 bil-
on petroleum products during
current fiscal year. As per initial
lion.
The FB R had taken relief mea-
estimates, the new taxation may
suies of Rs 12.040 billion. Out of
be up to Rs 220-225 billies
Rs 2 31.25 5 billion new taxation
- 2015-16. The j
mpact of
measures, direct taxes measures
of Rs 1 49.200 billion were taken
tion and relief measures would
fl
udget. Sales tax and federal
be worked out which may be•
excise duty measures totalled at
over and above R s 21 5 bill ion,
The budget markers
Rs 47.700 billion. The taxation
lyzing the total collection from
measures of customs duty
totalled at Rs 3 4.35 6 billion in
the budgetary measures taken in
2014-15.
budget 2014-15. Depending on
the new taxation measures, the
The relief measures taken on
target could be within the vicinity
the customs duty totalled at Rs
1.740 billion; sales tax Rs 2 bit-
of Rs 3,000 billion and Rs 31 100
billion for 2015-16. The macro
lion and relief measures of
economic indicators like G ross
income tax stood at Rs 8.3 billion
Domestic Product (GD P), Large
for 2014-15.
Scale Manufacturing (LSM),
•
imports, inflation and other indi-
qqt9Tp
,,wouId dully be t4çn in
account before finalization of the
revenue projections for 20 15 -16.
In this regard, the Ministry of
Finance has received different
scenarios from the FB R for final-
ization of the revenue collection
target for next fiscal year. The
new revenue collection target
would be set keeping in view the
downward revised target of Rs
2691 billion for 2014-15. The
revised revenue collection target
for last quarter (April-June) of
current fiscal year has been set at
Rs 900 billion. Any shortfall in
revenue collection w ill erode the
base of R s 269 1 billion for set-
ting new tax projections for
2015-16.
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T H E N E W S
April 29, 2015
'FBR supports withdrawal
of incentive on remittances'
By Shahnawaz Akhter
KAR ACH I: The Federal Board
of Revenue (FBR) will ask the
government to cut tax incen-
tives and concessions on trans-
fer of funds from abroad to
check cleansing of black
money through overseas remit-
tances, a senior o fficial said on
Tuesday.
The FBR is in favour of
eliminating such exemp-
tions/concessions that are cre-
ating distortion in the taxation
system, Shahid Hussain Mad,
Member Inland Revenue (Pol-
icy) said at a pre-budget semi-
nar organized by Institute of
Chartered Accountant of Pak-
istan (ICAP). Authorities are
in discussions with the State
Bank of Pakistan to assess the
quantum of inflows.
Asad said the concession
I
should only be available to fam-
ilies and industrial set-up. Th is
facility has been misused and
many potential taxpayers could
not be brought into tax net on
such excuse, the member said
the share of direct tax in total
revenue would increase in
case such concession is re-
moved.
He said such provisions
were made part of the law to
protect the inflows in shape of
foreign remittances to support
the balance of payment, Asad
said.
Talking about the revenue
collection target for the fiscal
year 2014/2015, Mad said the
target is Rs2,691 billion.
So far up to April 2015 the
revenue collection has reached
to Rs1950 billion, which is
Rs200 more then the revenue
received during the period last
fiscal year, he said and hoped
that the revenue body would
able to collect Rs,2650 billion
by end of the current fiscal
year.
The member said the gov-
ernment is committed to in-
crease the tax-to-GDP ratio by
taking various measures and
during the current fiscal year
another 0.7 percent to be added
tax-to-GDP ratio.
Commenting on the taxing
the money transferred abroad
illegally, he said the country is
likely to become member of
global forum for automated in-
formation sharing. But it will
take 2-3 years, he added.
To a question about change
of tax rates in the budget
2015/2016, the member said the
government was not intended
to impose any new tax on
salaried persons. He, however,
said that for non-filers of in-
come tax returns the rate of
withholding tax would be dou-
bled. On the occasion, Saqib
Masood, Chairman, Tax Re-
form Commission suggested
formation of National Tax
Agency for resolution of all tax
matters including federal,
provincial and districts.
From the platform of TRC
it will be suggested to the FB R
to treat the determined refunds
as liability not as revenue col-
lection, Masood. A bout single
stage sales tax, he said that it
wa s still under discussions and
will be finalized on May 4, 2015.
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April 29, 2015
D ar takes notice
of h ike in da iry
pulses prices
D
OUR STAFF REPORTER
ISLAMABAD
Show ing concerns over the rising trend of
pulses and dairy products prices, Finance
Minister lshaq Dar directed Competition
Commission of Pakistan (CCP) to give a
comprehensive presentation in May after
concluding their investigation on the dif-
ferences and unnecessary rise in the
prices of milk and pulses.
He gave these remarks w hile chairing a
meeting of N ational Price Monitoring Com-
mittee on Tuesday. The meeting was in-
formed that inflation had come down to 2.5
pc during March 201 5, w hich is the lowest
in last 12 years. The decline in inflation is
broad-based as food inflation is recorded as
0.5p c, non-food is 3.9pc, while core inflation
is 5.9pc, sensitive price index is -1.9pc and
wholesale price index is -3.7pc.
The Finance Minister emphasised that
provinces should play proactive role and
make extensive administrative interven-
tions to further ease the price level and
also devise a comprehensive plan to im-
prove the supply situation of essential
items at reasonable prices in the coming
month of Ramzan. He also advised the
provincial governments to take proactive
measures and identify w here they need as-
sistance from the Federal Government.
The Federal Government is ready to pro-
vide maximum support at all levels for the
benefit of common man in the country.
The Minister directed Ministry of Food
Security & Research to give a compre-
hensive presentation, made under the
directions of the Chair in the last meeting
on the measures for attaining price sta-
bility and overcoming demand and sup-
ply gap in the production and consump-
tion of pulses and other minor crops.
The Chair emphasised for expediting the
process of Executive Magistracy System.
The Ministry of IPC informed that the
Council of Common Interest (CCI) ap-
proved in principle, the proposed Amend-
ments in the Code of Criminal Procedure
(CrPc) 1898 for restoration of Executive
Magistracy and to place the draft B ill in this
regard before the P arliament. Ministry of
Law, Justice and Human Rights and all
three provincial Government of Sindh, KP K
and Punjab have supported the proposal
and have shown their consent to become
a party in the appeal fileçl in the Honorable
Supreme Court of P akistan by Government
of Balochistan and all provinces have be-
come party to the petition being heard in
the Supreme Court.
Th e Chair directed the provinces to de-
vise a mechanism to eliminate inter-
provincial price disparity. The meeting was
informed that the SP1 for the week which
ended on 23rd April 2015 decreased by
0.14 percent. Out of 53 items, prices of 11
items registered increase (Onion 1253pc,
Bananas 2.03pc, Mash Pulse 1.20pc, Milk
Fresh 0.64pc, Garlic 0.23pc. Moong Pulse
0.08pc while prices of Rice lrri-6, Bread
Plain, Beef, Mutton, Milk Powdered Nido,
Gram P ulse, Kerosene Oil, Petrol, Diesel),
while prices of 15 items decreased(Torna-
toes
13.87pc,
Chicken Farm 7.32pc, Pota-
toes 5.00pc, Eggs 3.96pc, LPG 2.46pc,
Cooking Oil (Tin) 1.26pc, Vegetable Ghee
(Tin) 1.10pc, W heat 0.66pc, R ice Basmati
broken 0.63pc, W heat Flour 0.41pc, Mus-
tard Oil 0.32pc.Red Chili Powder 0.28pc,
Vegetable Ghee (Loose) 0.25pc, Masoor
pulse 0.22pc and Sugar 0.14pç) and prices
of 27 items remained stable.
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T H E E X P RE S S T RIBUN E
April 29, 2015
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ODRY-ING TRADE
$60
9
m
is the value of tow el exports
during March 20 15, compared to
75.2
million in the same m onth
previous year, according to the
P akistan Bureau of S tatistics.
O U R COR R E S P O NDE N T
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T H E E X P RE S S T RIBUN E
April 29, 2015
Expectations
L C C I w a n t s b u d g e t t o r e f l e c t
govt's focus on energy
CREATIVE COMMONS
Chamber chief
believes country's
energy mix needs
overhaul
O
OUR CORRESPONDENT
LA H O RE
As the budget 2015-16
looms
closer, the Lahore Chamber of
Commerce and Industry (LCCI)
has expressed hope that the
government w ill keep its focus
on resolving the energy crisis
that has crippled the economy.
LCCI President Ijaz A
Mumtaz, while presiding over
the LCCI Executive Committee
meeting on Tuesday, said that
policymakers would have to
address the concerns of the
business community since
they suffer the most as a result
of the power crisis.
Mumtaz informed that in
Bangladesh, provision of en-
ergy to the trade industry is a
top priority and that is one of
the reasons why their exports
are growing at a good pace.
He said that in order to
tackle the energy shortage,
the government has to allocate
funds for construction of dams
including Kalabagh, water
reservoirs and Thar coal proj-
ect. A t least io% of the total
budget should b e allocated to
hydel power projects
The LCCI president believed
that the country's reliance on
costly thermal power is in-
creasing the cost of production
and the import bill as well.
Therefore, the country needs
an urgent change in its energy-
mix in favour of hydel power
and alternate energy sources.
He suggested the use of bio-
gas for the agriculture sector
- both for electricity genera-
tion and gas for cooking be-
sides producing bio fertiliser.
Mumtaz said that over
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lao years. Even though the
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be accelerated, said Mumtaz.
Th e official also hoped that
funds would also be made
available for the L NG terminals
to keep the industrial wheel
running especially in Punjab.
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