As tariffs rise, traders seek Rs 400bn relief package
KARACHI, PAKISTAN: While rejecting the recent hike in gas tariffs, industrialists and traders have appealed to the caretaker government to provide a bailout package of Rs 200-400 billion to small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) for their survival and to cope with the new tariff. “The government didn’t think about the media at all. they are frustrated by the exorbitant electricity bill and rising gas rates. The gas price notification is ready and can be signed today or tomorrow,” said Federal Industrial Association of Commerce and Industry (FBATI) president Syed Raza Hussain. “It is a big issue of survival for SMEs.
