Exporters assured of no harassment

Export Facilitation Committees have now been notified, Minister of State for Finance and Railways Bilal Azhar Kayani said on Friday, according to The Express Tribune. Their role is to handle exporter complaints, settle disputes and stop tax officials from harassing exporters. Kayani made the remarks at a consultative meeting with All Pakistan Exporters Associations in Karachi.

Chairing the session, he walked exporters through the tax concessions included in the recent budget and talked through potential measures in response to their worries. He restated the administration's backing for industrial expansion centred on shipments abroad, and promised ongoing policy support and open lines of dialogue with industry. According to the minister, the committees are meant to facilitate exports, assist with matters raised by exporters, and provide an amicable mechanism for settling disputes.