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Pakistan government to grant concessions to poultry industry
The government in Pakistan has agreed to grant
a number of concessions to the poultry industry to revive
it.
The concessions include an interest-free loan facility of Rs 10 million
(€130,360) for small poultry farmers. Under an incentive package, import duties
would also be ended on several items including organic material for poultry feed
preparation and medicines.
The Central Board of Revenue (CBR),
however, has turned down the industry's demand for income tax exemption for five
years, saying it was against the prevalent tax regime.
Industry
representatives said that they had suffered a loss of Rs 9 billion (€117.3m)
after the bird flu's resurgence in February.
Editor WorldPoultry
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