[Marxistindia] PB Statement

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Thu Mar 3 12:37:56 IST 2016


March 3, 2016

 

Press Statement

 

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:

 

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its deep concern that 76 life
saving drugs have been taken off the customs duties exemption list. This
gazette notification by the government has made these drugs more expensive.
These drugs include anti-cancer, anti-AIDS and drugs for hemophilia
patients.

 

The government's reasoning is that this would protect the domestic drug
companies. Now the prices of life saving drugs for patients dependent on
imported drugs will rise by at least 22 per cent. Worse is that where there
are no domestic alternatives, patients have to rely on imported drugs alone.
This will lead to severe economic hardships.

 

The CPI(M) demands that the government should reconsider this decision.

 

 

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