Air cargo agents call off strike

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KARACHI: Freight forwarders and air cargo agents announced to call off their strike on Thursday after an understanding with the government over the issue of 8 per cent minimum tax on the turnover of service industry.

Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman Tariq Bajwa held a meeting with representatives of Pakistan International Freight Forwarders Association (PIFFA) and Air Cargo Agents Association of Pakistan (ACCAP) in Islamabad on Thursday to look into the grievances of freight forwarders and cargo agents.

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar decided to form a committee, headed by Haroon Akhtar and members from PIFFA, ACCAP and a chartered accountant, to evaluate the impact of 8pc minimum tax on service providers. The finance minister asked the committee to submit its report within a week.

After the deliberations, both the associations decided to call off the strike that started on Sept 1.

Published in Dawn, September 4th, 2015

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Parvez

Sep 04, 2015 12:40pm

This cost must have already been passed on to the customer by the clearing agents....with the promise of refund when matter is finally settled....ha, ha. All the government HAD to do was settle the issue with the forwarders before announcing it and then ensure implimentation.....but then this is how its always done.

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ZULFIQAR

Sep 05, 2015 06:02am

@Parvez Kindly Note Govt was applying 8% on Total Turnover of Freight means if Cargo Booked through Forwarder than FBR will Recover Amount from Forwarder Forwarder works on Average Margin of 2% means every forwarders has to pay from His Pocket 6% Govt Soon will become Richest & Poor Forwarder will be out of Business or Solution Pass on 8% to exporter in that case our Export Shipping Cost will shoot up Their is NO Turnover Tax on Freight in Part of World Except First Time going to apply from paksitan

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