Miftah Ismail shares plan to satisfy retailers' resistance to tax collection on electricity bills
Sunday, July 31, 2022 Finance Minister Miftah Ismail was addressing a press conference regarding the Pakistan Economic Survey. — AFP/File After Finance Minister Miftah Ismail shared his plan with Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz asked him to resolve the matter. The finance minister says the government will "exempt shops with less than 150 unit bill" to address the concerns of small retailers. He says that the government will also collect Rs 3000 from the shopkeepers who are not registered with FBR. Following the opposition of traders regarding collection of tax through electricity bills and requests from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail announced some measures to appease small retailers. What did "The Prime Minister has also called me and directed me to ensure that the small traders are fully satisfied with the new tax law. This I will do tomorrow," the minister tweeted. The fin