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Cost of living in capital gets higher
I 16pc GST imposed on 42 services in Islamabad Capital Territory

June 06, 2015
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Imran Ali Kundi


Islamabad - The government has imposed 16 per cent general sales tax (GST) on 42 services in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) in order to align the taxation regime on services with that is being followed by the provinces.

The imposition of the tax would result in increase in charges provided by different servicemen in the city, as they would pass on the effect of tax to the consumers.
The government in budget introduced heavy taxation measures worth Rs 253 billion, which would lead to increase inflation rate in the country.

The services provided or rendered by hotels, motels, guesthouses, marriage halls and lawns, courier services and cargo services by road provided by courier companies, construction service, services provided by property developers and promoters, services provided for personal care by beauty parlours, clinics and slimming clinics, body massage centres, pedicure centres, management consultancy services, services provided by software or IT-based system development consultants, services provided by technical, scientific and engineering consultants, services provided by tour operators and travel agents including all their allied services or facilities (other than Hajj and Umrah), services provided by security agencies, services provided by advertising agents, services provided by fashion designers, services provided by architects and services provided in respect of rent-a-car.

The government imposed GST on services provided by specialised workshops or undertakings (auto-workshops; workshops for industrial machinery, construction and earth-moving machinery or other special purpose machinery etc; workshops for electric or electronic equipments or appliances etc.
including computer hardware; car washing or similar service stations and other workshops).
Services provided for specified purposes including fumigation services, maintenance and repair (including building and equipment maintenance and repair including after sale services) or cleaning services, janitorial services, dredging or de-silting services and other similar services etc.

Similarly, the government decided to levy tax on services provided by underwriters, indenters, commission agents including brokers (other than stock) and auctioneers.

It also included services provided by laboratories other than services relating to pathological or diagnostic tests for patients.

It also imposed tax on Services provided by health clubs, gyms, physical fitness centres, indoor sports and games centres and body or sauna massage centres.

The GST is also imposed on services provided by laundries and dry cleaners and services provided by cable TV operators.
The government also imposed GST on services provided by property dealers and retailers.

Similarly, the government imposed GST on call centres and services provided by car/automobile dealers.

Services provided in respect of mining of minerals, oil & gas including related surveys and allied activities, exhibition or convention services, valuation services (including competency and eligibility testing services), commissioning and installation service also came under tax net.

The GST has also been imposed on services provided by inland port operators (including airports and dry ports) and allied services provided at ports and services provided by terminal operators including services in respect of public bonded warehouses, excluding the amounts received by way of fee under any law or by-law.

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I did not get the chance to hear what Dar had to say yesterday in his budget speech. Can anyone confirm the following please

  • Federal secretaries pay has been doubled i.e. 100% increase, parliamentarians pay has been increased by 50% with 50% increase in their perks, and government employees pay and pension has been increased by 7.5% only?
  • Metro gets a budget of 70 billion whereas development budget of Balochistan is 40 billion only?
Is it true? Anyone?
 
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Ya iknow islamabad is now more costlier than before. Faaida koi?
 
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Its pathetic, the poor civil servants deserve a 100% or 50% pay raise, which is what the corrupt and greedfyfed secretaries and MPs are getting, what's even more pathetic is that there is no increment for private employees and the vast majority of Pakistanis work in the private sector and rich employers ya many of their highly skilled employees peanuts and what's worse is that most don't even pay their employees for months

Pathetic governance
 
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  • Jiya sher aur us k offspring
  • Jiya bhutto aur us k kuta
  • Jiya altaf aur k thug
  • Jiya asma aur us k pimp
  • Jiya Pakistani kaum
 
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Sher Bano Sher !!!:D
Are u saying this cuz ppl elected nawaz gov???

Iknow someone who hadnt voted for nawaz, so she was asked to pay some new kind of tax or what at isloo airport so she asked the officer what is it and why, so the officer made some very bezaar face and said ,why do u ppl vote for this nawaz,pmln , now when u do so bear it too.
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Hor choopo....... sher aye ga..... sher aye ga....... sher aa gayya, amma ko utha gayya! :D
 
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Guys sorry for spamming as i cant create a thread, can someone from pakistan please help me, i want to send money for the poor people in my town, i was wondering how much is it for a family to survive monthly in pak rupees, as in what are the living costs of an average family. can someone from pak please help me i want to send money amd want to plan my stuff, so in short how much in rupees is it enough for a poor family of 6-10 members toeat and survive in a month? Thanks
Yahan forum pay aik chapraasi hay uska naam hyperion hay ,he collects donations for his haircut, he knows the methods ,you can ask him.
 
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Guys sorry for spamming as i cant create a thread, can someone from pakistan please help me, i want to send money for the poor people in my town, i was wondering how much is it for a family to survive monthly in pak rupees, as in what are the living costs of an average family. can someone from pak please help me i want to send money amd want to plan my stuff, so in short how much in rupees is it enough for a poor family of 6-10 members toeat and survive in a month? Thanks
Depends where they live. On average it should be around 20000 ($200) per month for a poor family. For independent living 20-50k is a good sum.
 
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Are u saying this cuz ppl elected nawaz gov???

Iknow someone who hadnt voted for nawaz, so she was asked to pay some new kind of tax or what at isloo airport so she asked the officer what is it and why, so the officer made some very bezaar face and said ,why do u ppl vote for this nawaz,pmln , now when u do so bear it too.
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Maybe... PML N, PTI... Different pages, of the same book.

I my self voted to the latter....Well much better than those previous parties...But still quite lagging...Can do much much better....
I intend to write an article about the real PTI in KPK....Will take time....:D
 
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Maybe... PML N, PTI... Different pages, of the same book.

I my self voted to the latter....Well much better than those previous parties...But still quite lagging...Can do much much better....
I intend to write an article about the real PTI in KPK....Will take time....:D
Oh sure then do tag me in that thread.
 
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