No education levy on phone calls
PM rejects proposal to deduct Re1 on each call to promote literacy, knowledge economy
ISLAMABAD:
Prime Minister Imran Khan has rejected a proposal to deduct Re1 on every phone call on account of education levy in the upcoming federal budget for 2021-22.
PM’s National Task Force on Science Technology and Knowledge Economy – headed by renowned scientist Dr Attaur Rehman – had proposed that an education levy be imposed on every call from landline or mobile phone to collect funds to be used for promoting literacy, education and knowledge economy.
Sources in the Ministry of Finance told The Express Tribune that the Federal Ministry of Education as well as other stakeholders opposed the proposal, which the premier also rejected later. “This proposal is therefore not made part of the budget,” said an official.