'NTP built on inflated figures'
Manufacturer says tariff was 10.3%, not 18.54%; ministry cites ACD and RD
Manufacturer Aamir Allawala told a government-sponsored seminar on Thursday that authorities used a wrong figure of 18.5% for the National Tariff Policy (NTP) to make a case for a 52% cut by claiming Pakistan had the highest tariffs in South Asia. Allawala disclosed that the government included customs duty, additional customs duty (ACD) and regulatory duty (RD) to show Pakistan's tariff in 2023 was 18.54%, but said...