ISLAMABAD:Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has directed the relevant authorities to undertake the required measures for addressing the concerns of Pharmaceutical industry.

He directed this while holding a meeting with the representatives of Pakistan Pharmaceutical Industry here at Finance Division on Monday. During the meeting, the Finance Minister was briefed about the contribution of the Pharmaceutical industry in the economic development of the country. The matters related to sales tax on import of raw material and refunds of sales tax faced by the Pharmaceutical industry in Pakistan were also discussed in the meeting.

The Finance Minister acknowledged the contribution of pharmaceutical industry and stressed that the present government is committed to resolve the operational issues being faced by various sectors of the economy. He further assured the delegation to resolve the issues faced by the pharmaceutical industry at earliest.