LAHORE: All Pakistan Goods Transport Association has decided to launch protest against imposition of 16 percent services tax and it has called a meeting of its members on August 10 to outline the strategy.
As per details, the Punjab government has imposed 16 percent sales tax on goods transport. Due to this, tax freight fair is exceeded and costs of goods have also increased.
The association argued that goods transporter are already paying many taxes to the federal and provincial governments at purchase of spare parts, tyres, engine oil, and in wake of toll tax.
With presence of all these taxes, 16 percent services tax is not acceptable to them at all.
A transporter, Nabeel Mehmood said that transport sector was already facing many challenges, adding that government should introduce business friendly policies.