KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Dr. Farooq Sattar on Monday stated that any further increase in electricity bills is a grave injustice to the public.
He questioned how long the government would continue to burden the pockets of the masses, noting that electricity prices are being hiked repeatedly under the guise of fuel cost adjustments.
On the other hand, billions of rupees are already being collected through various taxes and levies on petroleum products. Overall taxes and duties account for Rs 114 per liter of petrol, while taxes on diesel stand at Rs 100 per liter.
He added that while the government continues to extract heavy taxes through fuel prices, it is simultaneously shifting an additional burden onto electricity bills.
According to Dr. Sattar, rising inflation, widespread unemployment, and exorbitant utility bills have broken the backbone of the public.
He emphasized that putting a further burden on the masses under these economic conditions is entirely unacceptable.
