Fixing Pakistan's Drug Addition to Imports and Raising Tax Collection

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Well some Poster posted an interesting chart about Account deficit and I was kind of suprised to see such a high figure , not sure if it is true or not but if it is True then one wonders

What exactly is it that we are buying for such a massive massive amount of Imports the only major Import we do have is only

• OIL
  
• GAS

Even then the figure is tremendously high

Trade deficit with Follwing Countries

UAE = -5.4 Billion
Indonesia = -2 Billions
Saudi Arabia = - 1.4 Billion
Kuwait = -1.7 Billions
China = - 12 Billion
Australia = -171 Million
France = -80 Million
Oman = -155 Million
Malaysia = -752 Millions
South Africa = -341 Millions
Qatar = -700 Millions
Japan = -1.7 Billions
Singapore = - 500 Million
India = -1.2 Billions
Korea = -500 Millions
Sweden = -65 Millions
Kenya = -137 Millions
Turkey = -23 Millions
Thailand = -800 Millions
Newzeland = -30 Millions
Vietnam = -30 Millions
Ireland = -39 Millions
Swiss = -230 Millions
Other Asia = -363 Millions
Egypt = -19 Millions
Russia = -119 Millions
Austria = -114 Millions
Brazil = -400 Millions
Romania = -63 Million
Ukraine = -57 Million
Hungary = -35 Millions
Morocco = -269 Millions
Argentina = -257 Millions
Iran = -287 Millions





It seems the Problem is out of control , love with Fuel and Luxury items otherwise
how can you explain massive losses of 200 Million from Swiss ???

What do we get from Morocco for 289 Million ?


What do we get from UAE that cost 6 Billion ? They are a desert


The Problem is WE ARE BUYING SHIT FROM OUTSIDE WHAT WE DON'T NEED

Suped up Mehran from Japan , tika on Buttocks for 2 billion

What do we buy from Thailand which costs -800 Mllions Dollars ? Suggestions on that buy

Pakistan makes 90% of food we eat and we are over spending on shit we don't need

• Cell Phones
• Electronic ( LCD / Computers / Gadgets we don't need or can afford for status)

Then people can't explain what exactly is created in fertile lands of UAE and Arabia that we are -12 billion in trade with all Gulf countries


What do we get from Africa ? Coffee or some exotic stuff ? Really 3-5 Billion in negative trade?



Stuff made in UAE

300 Millions to Morocco ? What do we buy from Morocco ?

It is time to introduce STOPS on excessive buys from markets say good buy to Golf courses

OH WAIT FORGOT OUR INTERIOR MINISTER IS A FAKE DEGREE HOLDER who can't total numbers to figure out we economic numbers are tanking



Luxury shit

Moroccon belly dancer top luxury item

Put s 100% ban on such items that do not have local Pakistani manufacturing and not 100% based in Pakistan using recyclable bottles made in Pakistan and none Plastic bottles

 

[MBT 3000]

tru imports should be decreased

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

We can live with out Chocolate for 2-3 years -> There is local sweets and Mewa
We can live with out cell phones
We can also live with no TV sets for 2-3 years
We can live with out Cosmetic imports just wash face with water and be natural
We can live with out expensive wine that rich class drinks or buy from Pakistan brewery
We don't need belly dancers from Morroco , while they may be wonderful we can't affrod them for private party
We don't need designer watches , jeans / shirts , dresses , ties for 2-3 years

STOP UNNECESSARY IMPORTS IN PAKISTAN


Only allow in Oil / Gas/ Solar panels every thing else ban it 100%


Ban on Diesal / Petrol electricity generators




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Absolute Essentials (Emergency basis)

• Oil / Gas ~ in limited quantity for best rate only (OK)
• Buses / Trucks / Tractors from China /Belarus (OK)
• Solar Pannels (OK)
• Encourge CPEC Manufacturing Zone (OK)

Untill Import / Exports are balanced
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NONE ESSENTIAL , ITEMS

BAN not , tax ... complete 100% BAN

• BAN ON MOTOR CYCLES
  
• BAN ON CELLPHONE / LCD / WATCHES/ IPHONE/ Blackberry
  
• BAN ON Chocolate / Sweets imports (Kitkat, Cadbury .......)
  
• BAN ON SODA Drinks (Cola, Pepsi, Fanta, .......) drink water
  
• BAN ON AUTO from Japan
  
• BAN ON ANY USED AUTO coming from middle east / Japan
  
• BAN ON Cosmetic Products if not manufactured 100% in Pakistan
  
• BAN ON EXOTIC Watches , Clothes (Suits), Electric gadges, Camera
  
• BAN ON Engines if not manufactured in Pakistan
  
• BAN ON McDonalds, Pizza Hut , Foreign Franchiese eat in local resturants
  
• BAN ON Cosmetics 100% Ban
• BAN ON FOREIGN CARRIERS COMPETING WITH PIA
• BAN ON PLASTIC , USE TEXTILE CLOTHE BAGS

 

[Shahzaz ud din]

UAE = -5.4 Billion

This is Indian stuff which comes via UAE with at least $2-$3 billions under invoicing.

China = - 12 Billion

With $5-$6 billions under invoicing.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

All item on Ban list we can live with out 100% people can wake up in morning drink water and eat a Organic meal from Pakistani farms

People can live ... daily lives ... eating a plain roti from Pakistani farms and sweets made by Pakistani sweet shops or backery

There is nothing extra ordinary , which we need to import beside Oil and Gas

• Eat , Roti , Sweet , Milk and Meat products from own farms
• Ride bicycle or walk when possible
• Import Buses to help reduce cars/motor bikes on road
• Wear textile goods made with Pakistani Cotton

Import bill should be only restricted to 1 Billion to 3 billion only for oil/gas !!!!
Nothing else should be allowed to enter Pakistan

 

[Nothing]

This is Indian stuff which comes via UAE with at least $2-$3 billions under invoicing.



With $5-$6 billions under invoicing.

From UAE, 80% of import is Indian stuff. If the same thing you get from India it will be 20% to 30% discounted. Good trade relation will India will open the huge market for Pakistan and that may help reduce trade deficit. Even you can import things from India which are costing you more right now like cars.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

All this stuff on Shelves is excessive Luxury
It is not needed as people can still be clean with normal shower

All these diesal / petrol generator are sending money out of Pakistan
Where is money going ?

It is going buy Petrol/Gas for these generators
The economy is being destroyed by these weired choices allowed by Pakistani government to get Generators , and buy oil from Middle east

 

[Shahzaz ud din]

Pakistan’s Top 10 Imports
MAY 11, 2018 BY DANIEL WORKMAN



Pakistani mosque sunset

Pakistan imported US$57.4 billion worth of goods from around the globe in 2017, up by 31.2% since 2013 and up by 22.2% from 2016 to 2017.

Given Pakistan’s population of 204.9 million people, its total $57.4 billion in 2017 imports translates to an estimated $280 in yearly product demand from every person in the South Asian country.

From a continental perspective, suppliers in Asia provide 74.2% of total Pakistani imported goods. Smaller percentages originate from Europe (12.7%), North America (6.2%), Africa (3.9%) and Latin America excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean (1.6%).


Pakistan’s Top 10 Imports

• Top 10
• Fuel
• Machinery
• Electronics
• Iron

The following product groups represent the highest dollar value in Pakistan’s import purchases during 2017. Also shown is the percentage share each product category represents in terms of overall imports into Pakistan.

At the more detailed four-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) code level, the most valuable Pakistani imports are refined petroleum oils, crude oil, palm oil, petroleum gases, iron or steel scrap then cars.

1. Mineral fuels including oil: US$13.7 billion (23.9% of total imports)
2. Machinery including computers: $6.9 billion (11.9%)
3. Electrical machinery, equipment: $4.7 billion (8.3%)
4. Iron, steel: $3.4 billion (6%)
5. Vehicles: $2.7 billion (4.6%)
6. Organic chemicals: $2.4 billion (4.1%)
7. Animal/vegetable fats, oils, waxes: $2.4 billion (4.1%)
8. Plastics, plastic articles: $2.3 billion (4%)
9. Oil seeds: $1.4 billion (2.4%)
10. Vegetables: $981.2 million (1.7%)

Pakistan’s top 10 imports accounted for 71.1% of the overall value of its product purchases from other countries.

Imported mineral fuels including oil had the fastest-growing increase in value among the top 10 import categories, up by 43.9% from 2016 to 2017.

In second place for improving import sales were oil seeds, up by 33.5%. Pakistani imports of vehicles delivered the third-fastest gain up by 26.8% while imported iron and steel improved by 24.1%.

Please note that the results listed above are at the 2-digit Harmonized Tariff System code level. Information presented under other virtual folder tabs is at the more granular 4-digit level.

See also Pakistan’s Top 10 Exports, Pakistan’s Top Import Partners and Highest Value Pakistani Import Products

Research Sources:
International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database (GDP based on Purchasing Power Parity). Accessed on May 16, 2018

The World Factbook, Country Profiles, Central Intelligence Agency. Accessed on May 16, 2018

Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis. Accessed on May 16, 2018

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

The other way to look at it is we wasted 40 Billion Dollar in 1 year due to Shit management
if we had a Ban on these practice the 40 billion could have been used for improvement to economy or paying down debt

In 1 year we can recover 40 billion if we had complete Ban on Luxury expenses


break the shackles of buying shit from outside save 40 Billion dollars for Pakistani economy

The answer is not IMF
The answer is not Loans
The answer is not Grants

The answer is BUYING HABBITS AND CONTROL ON IMPORTS

 

[maxpayne]

best thread after a long time

 

[Shahzaz ud din]

The other way to look at it is we wasted 40 Billion Dollar in 1 year due to Shit management
if we had a Ban on these practice the 40 billion could have been used for improvement to economy or paying down debt

In 1 year we can recover 40 billion if we had complete Ban on Luxury expenses


break the shackles of buying shit from outside save 40 Billion dollars for Pakistani economy

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The answer is not IMF
The answer is not Loans
The answer is not Grants

The answer is BUYING HABBITS AND CONTROL ON IMPORTS

Pakistan imported US$57.4 billion worth of goods from around the globe in 2017, up by 31.2% since 2013 and up by 22.2% from 2016 to 2017.

 

[somebozo]

Well some Poster posted an interesting chart about Account deficit and I was kind of suprised to see such a high figure , not sure if it is true or not but if it is True then one wonders

What exactly is it that we are buying for such a massive massive amount of Imports the only major Import we do have is only

High technology, home appliances, manufacturing machinery, engineering services these are all imported into Pakistan.

Pakistan makes 90% of food we eat and we are over spending on shit we don't need

The food we made is garbage..most stuff at 5 Star hotel is imported daily via air cargo..every day..

 

[gangsta_rap]

Nice run-down some of the stuff is alarming

 

[denel]

This is same kind of issue we have on our side. It has massively impacted our local industries across the board. Fortunately we have still got majority of tarrifs in place but still the WTO open trade policies hit our poultry production pretty hard with massive dumping by brazilian and US producers.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Well Trade is part of life and world culture but for Pakistan we have incompetent Government and they don't understand what it means to have a blanced trade with international partners

Our problem is just addiction of Luxury items