ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Saturday said the federal government had reduced petroleum levy on petrol to zero to lessen burden of rising global prices of the commodity on consumers.
In a tweet, he said the government had brought down sales tax on petrol from Rs 15.9 to Rs 11.5, reducing Rs 4.4 per liter on the commodity.
He said the incumbent government was facing loss in its revenue collection by reducing taxes on petrol.
On the contrary, he said former finance minister during the tenure of Pakistan Muslim Leagure -Nawaz, Ishaq Dar had used to impose burden of global prices of petroleum products directly on the consumers.
Farrukh said the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) during its tenure had never reduced or cut petroleum levy or sale tax on petroleum products.
He chided PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal for misleading public that the government had not increased petroleum prices in view of international market but to put extra burden of taxes on the people.
GOVT TO PROVIDE RS25BN SUBSIDY ON ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES AT UTILITY STORES: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib says the government has decided to provide twenty-five billion rupees subsidy on essential commodities at 4,900 Utility Stores.
Addressing a news conference in Faisalabad on Saturday, he said the government has also decided to computerize Utility Stores and in the first phase, about one thousand Utility Stores will be computerized.
Farrukh Habib said the government will go to any extent to facilitate the masses especially the poor and salaried class.
About Kashmir, he said that Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan is a true ambassador of the oppressed people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir as he has bravely highlighted the Kashmir cause at every forum.
The Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting strongly criticized the opposition parties saying that they are weakening the Kashmir cause while ignoring the national interest during their election campaign in Azad Kashmir.
