Islamabad
Women are concerned over the increased rates of cosmetics as well as beauty parlours ahead of Eidul Fitar after imposition of tax on makeup products.
As Eid is approaching females are all concerned about increasing rates of beauty parlour and make up products because in a modern age women is considered incomplete without make up.
Women think that make up makes them more presentable than their natural face that s why they considered it a necessity for women not a luxury.
It s so easy to feel overwhelmed by endless rows of cosmetics at local drugstore but difficult to enjoy buying required cosmetics within your budget a woman said.
While purchasing cosmetics a workingwomen Aminah Saeed said she is passionate cosmetics lover now she is bit concerned because she witnesses increase in the rates of makeup products.
Beauty salon owner, Shazia, said they have offered many beauty packages for their customers in Ramazan but now she had to increase the rates because of new tax imposed on cosmetic products.
It’s difficult to make these offers after the budget.
A customer Anum Malik said on the last Eid in package of Rs1,500 they enjoyed good services that include facial, hair wash, haircut with blow dry and pedicure but now in package of Rs1,800 they offered only facial and hair cut with blow dry which is quite expensive.
Minister of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination Saira Afzal Tarar while talking to this agency said only one percent tax imposed on the cosmetics products would not harm the womenfolk who rarely buy these products.
However, it would charge the parlour owners who buy the products in bulk bringing them into the tax net.
She said use of cosmetics is not one of the basic necessities but it comes under luxury items and levying only one percent tax on such products is not such a big deal.