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May 23, 2021
KARACHI: The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (NHS,R&C) has recommended the Finance Ministry to raise the taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) including carbonated drinks in the coming budget to make them inaccessible to masses due to their health hazards, The News has learnt.
“Yes. The Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan has sent a recommendation to the Finance Minister to raise taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages on the request from health experts, especially eminent diabetologists of Pakistan”, an official of the NHS,R&C confirmed on Saturday.
The National Health Services official, who requested anonymity, said the Dr Faisal Sultan decided to recommend for increasing taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages and carbonated drinks after the Diabetic Association of Pakistan (DAP) wrote letters to health authorities as well as the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials, requesting them
KARACHI: The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination has recommended the Finance Ministry to raise the taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages including carbonated drinks in.
KARACHI: The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination has recommended the Finance Ministry to raise the taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages including carbonated drinks in.
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Lulu Hypermarket launches British Food Festival 2021
20 May 2021 - 8:59
By Sanaullah Ataullah | The Peninsula
Doha: British Ambassador to Qatar H E Jon Wilks inaugurated ‘British Food Festival 2021’ at Lulu Hypermarket, in Al Messila yesterday offering over 5,000 British products.
Well-renowned for highlighting country-based festivals throughout the year, Lulu Hypermarket, the region’s largest hypermarket chain, introduced its annual British Food Festival on the sidelines of the ‘Food Is Great Britain & Northern Ireland’, to promote a wide variety of products imported from the UK, which is available at great discounts from May 19 to 25, 2021 across all Lulu stores.
The festival largely showcased the rich culture of the UK through traditional flavours and quality produce in stores. It is said that Lulu’s UK sourcing offices and food processing units are the major tributaries of the group in guaranteeing non-stop supply at the most competitive prices all year ro