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Punjab govt likely to impose internet taxes again

LAHORE: Punjab government is considering to impose tax on internet in province after the refusal of other three provinces, TheNewsTribe.com learnt from ProPakistani.

After refusal of other provinces to withdraw taxes on internet, Punjab government is considering re-imposing the tax on internet in the province, industry sources revealed.

 Punjab government had taken bold step to withdraw the taxes on internet. However there is still 19.5 percent duty on internet in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 18 percent in Sindh.

Since other provinces have not withdrawn the taxes on internet, Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) is now under tremendous pressure from Finance managers to re-impose tax in the province, sources added.

Punjab government has called on a meeting of telecom operators on March 8 in Lahore where the issue would be discussed in details. Punjab government is of the view that KPK and Sindh have not withdrawn the taxes and are generating good revenue. However Punjab is losing tax revenue after the withdrawal of this tax.

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