Tag: Flour mills
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Flour mills across Pakistan to strike over withholding tax
Flour mills in different cities have stopped grinding wheat and supplying flour across the country today, leading to fears of a shortage. 1500 mill owners have gone on strike along with flour dealers, the Flour Mills Association has said. Chairman Flour Mills Association Asim Raza said, “We will not collect withholding tax. The price of…
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Punjab food department ceases wheat quota subsidy
The Punjab Food Department has decided to discontinue a substantial subsidy programme linked to the allocation of government wheat quotas.
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Wheat prices soar in Lahore, hitting Rs5,100 per 40kg bag
In Lahore, the price of a 40kg bag of wheat has surged to Rs5,100, which is significantly higher than the government’s fixed rate of Rs3,900. The leader of the flour mills association has stated that the government’s rate is not being implemented in the market. As a result of the increase in wheat prices, the…
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Flour prices hit record high in Punjab due to inter-provincial smuggling
Owing to increased smuggling of wheat and subsidised flour bags to other provinces, the price of flour in the Punjabi capital increased by Rs5 per kilogramme to Rs140.