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PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet on Wednesday approved two draft notifications granting sales tax relief to local service providers and industrial undertakings in Malakand division and the erstwhile tribal areas, and cleared a series of measures relating to education, youth employment, healthcare and compensation for victims of terrorist attacks.
One notification provides exemption from sales tax on services for local service providers, while the other exempts industrial undertakings established or operating in the erstwhile tribal areas and Malakand division from the obligation to withhold sales tax.
In an official statement issued after Wednesday’s cabinet meeting, KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi said the government had set a revenue target of Rs180 billion for the current fiscal year and expressed confidence that it would be achieved through sustained efforts to strengthen revenue mobilisation.
He appreciated cabinet members for interacting with people in their respective areas and urged them to continue such visits, stressing that ground realities could not be understood by sitting in offices.
