Power tariff – a flawed business model
Power tariffs have recently been in the limelight – not for any other issue but for unaffordability of the same. The steep rise during the last two years is of…
Gas tariffs and reforms—II
However, some increase in small and medium category tariff will have to be, willy-nilly, done to cover the costs. In Bangladesh, minimum monthly charge is PkRs 1380-1500 per MMBtu for…
Tariff reforms
Theoretically speaking, high import tariffs increase the market share of domestic products by making imported goods more expensive, thus making locally produced goods more attractive to local consumers. This view…
Road to urgent resolution of the power tariff crisis
Rising electricity bills are breaking the back of the domestic consumers and making manufacturing businesses unviable. There are protests and agitation across the country about the rising electricity bills which…
Reducing rising electricity tariff?-I
NEPRA (National Electric Power Authority) has increased electricity base tariff by Rs 4.96 per unit from Rs 24.82 per unit to Rs 29.78 per unit. It is a 20% increase…
New gas tariff and circular debt
Finally, much-awaited new gas tariff has been announced by government under negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The increase is up to 12-112% in various gas tariff slabs. Earlier,…
Regionally competitive energy tariffs: policy considerations
A study “Regional Competitive Energy Tariffs and Textile Sector Competitiveness (Phase II)” was conducted between April and July 2022, which analyzed the regional competitiveness of the textile industry in Pakistan…
Moment of truth arrives for EU after US tariffs strike
After all the condemnation of US tariffs on EU metal exports and calls for unity, the European Union still has two decisions to make - how hard to hit back…
Imports – Jamais Vu
Fine, the title has nothing much to do with anything hereunder; unfortunately, imports should have been the title last week, and you cannot have two columns with the same title…
Containing imports
Imports have started growing rapidly once again. During May and June, they registered a growth rate of 80 percent and in the first quarter of 2021-22 they have increased by…
