LAHORE: Pakistan will impose a 17 percent tax on the sale of computers and laptops as it aims to collect Rs133 billion as “revenue”, House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Abdul Ghafoor Haideri said on Wednesday.
The official said that Rs53 billion was collected as tax on sale of laptops in October-December last year and Rs58 billion would be taken as “revenue”, “as per our special facilities”. The deputy speaker was talking to the media here after heaped praise on Prime Minister Imran Khan and urged him to prepare “punitive policy” against those who looted national money. He said that the “draconian tax policy” had become "a new golden age" for the masses as the country had a "high level of poverty".
Abdul Ghafoor Haideri also criticized some media personalities who attacked the government over implementing public service policies. He said that journalists were already "in trouble" as they faced criticism when they went out to cover subjects of poverty alleviation and social welfare. Replying to a question, he said that the Punjab had been doing “very well” during the coronavirus crisis.
He said that the Punjab was “responsible” for 40 percent of people in “favourable” areas, and about 50 percent in regions which were not in favor of the incumbent government. About the Sindh, he said that the Sindh provincial government was under “great pressure” and the alliance government was not performing at “awake” level.
He said that every province was engaged in "good development programs" except GB and Balochistan as per the arrangements made with federal government for the said provinces. He claimed that Rs100 billion had been recovered from public sector department and institutions as a result of a thorough vigilance. He said that at present no untoward situation had emerged in the country. He claimed that after coming to power Prime Minister Imran Khan has saved the country Rs4,366 billion by increasing the budget to Rs5,063 billion besides bringing changes in the Fiscal Policy Framework (FPF) and the Political Parties Management Policy (PPMP).
Replying to a question, he said that special economic incentives were being provided to the IT sector, and the Punjab government was fulfilling its obligations and “will submit an amount for it soon”. He called for "no restrictions” on investments in the IT sector and asserted that it would be a real game-changer for the country.
Replying to another question, he said that efforts were also being made to "structure a framework to control the weak wheat belt" and its “destruction” was preventing the country from achieving its targets of food security and the developmental projects. He said that the pro-agriculture policy was in light of the "positive attitude" of the public as the people were paying their taxes right from their pockets.
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