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Tuesday, July 09, 2013
SC moved against extra tax on mobile phoneISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has been moved against the levy of additional tax on mobile services.
The applicant requested the court to issue a stay order, preventing the government from collecting tax from consumers.
“The federal finance minister has said the tax deducted from mobile phone consumers will be returned to them through their tax returns, which is a gruesome joke with the people because a majority of mobile phone users are not tax payers,” the contents of the application said.
It is worth mentioning that out of 41.5 percent of the amount charged, only seven percent would go to mobile companies as service charges, whereas only 58 percent of the total recharge would be transferred to the consumers’ accounts. online
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk