PMO for reduction of frozen food export consignment inspection fee
Thursday, 23 July 2009
FE Report
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked the ministry of fisheries and livestock to review, what it said, regressive fee the department of fisheries charges for inspecting each and every export consignment of frozen foods.
The ministry now realizes Tk. 5000 as inspection fee.
Dr. Mashiur Rahman, adviser to the Prime Minister on economic affairs, has recently drawn the attention of Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdul Latif Biswas to the issue and requested a review of the fee to protect the interest of the frozen food exporters.
'Fish exporters have to pay Tk 5,000 to fisheries department as inspection fee against each export order. This fee is like as export duty and runs counter to the policy of boosting exports. The fee is regressive, said the adviser in a letter addressed to the fisheries minister.
'The issue needs to be reviewed', Dr. Mashiur wrote.
The adviser in his letter also underlined the need for introduction of insurance scheme for shrimp farmers, to shield them from the losses often caused by natural disasters. The government-owned 'Shadharan Bima Corporation' may take up schemes or private insurance companies may be encouraged to take up the same, opined the PM's Adviser.
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked the ministry of fisheries and livestock to review, what it said, regressive fee the department of fisheries charges for inspecting each and every export consignment of frozen foods.
The ministry now realizes Tk. 5000 as inspection fee.
Dr. Mashiur Rahman, adviser to the Prime Minister on economic affairs, has recently drawn the attention of Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdul Latif Biswas to the issue and requested a review of the fee to protect the interest of the frozen food exporters.
'Fish exporters have to pay Tk 5,000 to fisheries department as inspection fee against each export order. This fee is like as export duty and runs counter to the policy of boosting exports. The fee is regressive, said the adviser in a letter addressed to the fisheries minister.
'The issue needs to be reviewed', Dr. Mashiur wrote.
The adviser in his letter also underlined the need for introduction of insurance scheme for shrimp farmers, to shield them from the losses often caused by natural disasters. The government-owned 'Shadharan Bima Corporation' may take up schemes or private insurance companies may be encouraged to take up the same, opined the PM's Adviser.