Ministry recommends cutting duties on oil, sugar, date import

The Commerce Ministry has recommended the National Board of Revenue reduce duties on the import of edible oil, sugar and date ahead of Ramadan.

A letter regarding this was sent to NBR on Monday following a joint meeting of five ministries at the Commerce Ministry on Sunday.

Sources in NBR said it received a letter from the Commerce Ministry on cutting duties and it will hold a meeting in this regard on Thursday.

The ministry's information and public relations officer Md Haider Ali told Jago News a letter was sent to NBR recommending a decrease in duties on edible oil, sugar and date import ahead of Ramadan but it will decide how much the duty rate will be reduced.

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