Carbon Surcharge Suspended by Supreme Court
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
The News International, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 08, 2009
ISLAMABAD: The government was made to fret over the fiscal impact while the masses went into a celebratory mode hoping for a permanent relief when the Supreme Court in its interim order on Tuesday suspended the imposition of carbon tax on petroleum products and directed the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) to issue a notification by Wednesday, suspending the tax till the final decision on the petitions.
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Labels: Budget, Carbon Tax, Supreme Court of Pakistan
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Finance didn’t even discuss carbon tax with Petroleum
Friday, June 19, 2009
The News International, Pakistan, Friday, June 19, 2009
ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum and Natural Resources Ministry has expressed its reservations over the imposition of carbon surcharge on motor gasoline, diesel and other POL products in the new federal budget, without taking it into confidence, it is learnt.
“The ministry has written a letter to the Finance Division, noting its reservations,” an informed official told The News. He said that the Petroleum Ministry was in the dark about the imposition of the carbon surcharge and its mechanism, and abolition of the Petroleum Development Levy (PDL).
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ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum and Natural Resources Ministry has expressed its reservations over the imposition of carbon surcharge on motor gasoline, diesel and other POL products in the new federal budget, without taking it into confidence, it is learnt.
“The ministry has written a letter to the Finance Division, noting its reservations,” an informed official told The News. He said that the Petroleum Ministry was in the dark about the imposition of the carbon surcharge and its mechanism, and abolition of the Petroleum Development Levy (PDL).
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Labels: Budget, Carbon Tax, Governance
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