FAISALABAD: The Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA), presenting the proposals for budget 2015-16, has said that the government should give special status to the export-oriented textile industry to boost investment and revive growth.
PTEA Chairman Sohail Pasha also asked the government to announce a business-friendly budget besides resolving the energy crisis in the country. He said the textile sector is the only hope for the country’s economic revival, but it is plagued with high production costs. “The government should provide a level playing field and we can witness textile exports almost doubling,” he added. “The budget should facilitate the export-oriented sector.”
Many incentives under the textile package including complete settlement of all outstanding refund claims and rationalisation of the refund regime was announced in the previous budget, but it could not be implemented, he added. “Around 30% to 40% of the working capital is still stuck.”
The whole textile export chain should be zero rated from spinning to finished goods in order to get rid of the financial crunch, PTEA demanded.
