Tax cut for telecom sector in upcoming budget
Cabinet grants status of industry to telecom sector
A senior govt official said the spectrum strategy would provide a roadmap to the operators and manufacturers for investment in the telecom sector. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
The government on Thursday announced that it would reduce taxes on the telecom sector in the upcoming budget in order to give a boost to the information technology industry.
On recommendations of the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication, the federal cabinet has approved the grant of industry status to the telecom sector and a gradual reduction in heavy taxes on the sector and mobile phone users.
Tax burden for Pakistan s telecoms sector to be reduced
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Federal planning minister Asad Umar addresses the media on Sunday. DawnNewsTV
Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Sunday announced the arrival of 52 modern fire tenders in Karachi in an effort to boost the city s fire emergency system.
He was addressing a press conference at the Karachi Port, accompanied by Minister for Shipping and Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi, Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar, federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications Syed Aminul Haq and PTI leader Firdous Shamim Naqvi.
The governor said the project to bring in the 52 fire tenders was an initiative of the Sindh Infrastructure Development Company Limited (SIDCL) and termed it a great gift for the city of Karachi. Ismail said the fire department would be responsible for the fire tenders and they would come under the ownership of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC).