Islamabad: 25% on import of dozens of luxury goods including CB-conditioned vehicles, cigarettes, electrical appliances, chocolate cigarettes, cosmetics, ice cream, jams, jellies, preserved fruits, luxury leather, jackets, apparels in the Supplementary Finance Bill. Regulatory duty is proposed to be imposed.
Aerated water and juices, sanitary and bathroom towels, import of carpets from countries other than Afghanistan, chandeliers and lighting devices, chocolate, Shaving items, tissue papers, crockery, decoration items, dog and cat food, door and window frames, fish, shoes, dried fruits, furniture, household goods, apparel, mattresses and sleeping bags, frozen or processed meat, Includes mobile phones, musical instruments, pasta etc., arms and ammunition, shampoo, tomato ketchup and sauce, sunglasses, travel bags and suitcases.
The government has proposed to increase the rate of general sales tax on expensive mobile phones to 25% under the mini budget. The FBR has been proposed to be empowered to increase the rate of sales tax on seventy items through a gazette notification.
These items include fruit juices, vegetable juices, ice cream, distilled water, squashes, syrups, cigarettes, toilet soap, detergents, shampoo, toothpaste, shaving cream, perfumes, cosmetics, tea leaves, powdered drinks, milky drinks, toilet paper, Tissue papers, spices sold in retail packing, shoe polish, shoe cream, cement sold in packing, mineral water, bottles, household electrical products, air conditioners, refrigerators, deep freezers, televisions, recorders and players, Electric bulbs, tube lights, fans,
Irons, Washing Machines, Telephone Sets, Household Gas Appliances, Cooking Ranges, Ovens, Geysers, Gas Heaters, Foam and Spring Mats, Paints, Distempers, Enamels, Pigments, Colors, Varnishes, Gums, Dyes, Thinners, Lacquers. , polishes, lubricant oils, brake oils, transmission fluids, storage batteries (not applicable to car manufacturers and assemblers), tire tubes, motorcycles, autorickshaws, retail packing includes biscuits sold under brand names, tiles and others.
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