As the 10 water bottling companies meet with Interim Finance Minister, Mahendra Chaudhry this hour, the man who recommended to cabinet that excise and export duties be imposed on all mineral water bottled locally, remains undeterred in his decision.
Before walking into the meeting with the water bottlers, Chaudhry said the companies' claims that they could close overnight if the duties remain on the bottled water are unfounded.
Chaudhry maintains that the water bottlers have other options and they should not keep saying that the imposition of the 20 cents per litre excise duty for bottled water sold locally and 20 cents per litre export duty should be scrapped.
Meanwhile, Chaudhry said he would also raise the issue with the water bottlers on whether they are seriously considering legal action against the interim government for imposing the duty.
Chaudhry said further discussion would be useless if there were already plans to take legal action.
Chaudhry Remains Undeterred by Decision
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