Miftah says import ban does not extend to industrial raw material

• Published date: 30 May 2022
• Publication title: Regional Times

Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Sunday stated that the government has not issued a ban on any industrial raw material; the ban only extends to luxury and non-essential goods.

The finance minister took to his official Twitter account to clarify claims made by a citizen that the import bans include raw materials used to make sanitary pads.

'One of the two companies producing these pads (that account for 84% of sanitary napkins produced locally) has warned they may eventually have to shut down without the raw materials needed to make the pads,' wrote the social media user.

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