Hyderabad (Urdu Point / Pakistan Point News – April 5, 2026) Hyderabad The SITE Association of Trade and Industry (HSATI) has expressed its deep concern over the continuing increase in Prices Petroleum products as well as electricity and gas tariffs.
In a statement issued here on Sunday, Chamber President Zubair Ghangra expressed his dissatisfaction over the additional taxes and surcharges imposed on industrial electricity bills.
He stressed that the situation was extremely harmful not only to small traders but also to the entire industrial sector.
Note that PakistanThe country’s current economic situation was already under great pressure, and the unjustified increase in energy prices, coupled with surcharges in industrial electricity bills such as fuel adjustments and other surcharges, had increased the cost of energy. a job Unbearably high.
He lamented that “the high cost of raw materials coupled with the continuing rise in utility expenses has created a serious crisis for the business community, affecting industrial productivity as a result.”
He said increased exports, foreign exchange reserves and employment all depend on booming industrial growth.
He called for providing consistent, transparent and long-term energy policies that allow the business community to invest with confidence.
He urged the government to take immediate and decisive action to address the challenges facing industrial societies and the business sector, including reducing or eliminating taxes and unnecessary surcharges on industrial electricity bills.
Ghangra stressed the necessity of reviewing and adjusting the prices of electricity, gas and petroleum products to ensure their competitiveness with countries in the region.
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