OGRA for facilitating LPG supply
At present, the LPG importers are paying 5.5% withholding tax on import. PHOTO: FILE
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has advised chief secretaries of all provinces as well as Azad Jammu and Kashmir and National Highway Authority chairman to facilitate the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bowsers. “This can be done by controlling the heavy transport vehicles, especially in the flood-affected areas of the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan,” it said. It will enable LPG bowsers to reach supply points to avoid the shortage of LPG. As per details, the LPG bowsers are stuck at different locations of the provinces, resulting in shortage of gas for the consumers in northern areas. This is also leading to over-profiteering by LPG retailers/ sellers.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 10th, 2022.
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