KARACHI: The government has reportedly rejected the proposal of Kissan Ittehad with respect to waiver of GST on agriculture input, instigating farmers to plan a protest in front of the Parliament House on the day of budget presentation.
The Kissan Ittehad president had presented during a meeting with Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Advisor to Prime Minister on Revenue Haroon Akhtar, Federal Board of Revenue Chairman Dr Muhammad Irshad and secretary National Food and Security stated.
“We will protest in front of the Parliament House against the government and budget.” The government is not serious about agriculture sector and has refused to consider a letter written to secretary finance by the Punjab government which included a comparison between cost of production in India and Pakistan.
The government collected Rs 25.1 9 billion as GST from fertiliser sector against estimation of Rs 45.1 billion and provided Rs 20 billion subsidy on phosphate fertiliser which accounts for only 20% of total agriculture inputs.
