Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced the following incentives for the construction industry:

  • All the people investing in the construction sector this year will not be questioned about their source of income.
  • The tax rate will be fixed for the construction sector, and constructors will be charged tax per square foot or square yard.
  • People carrying out construction in the Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme for the poor will only have to pay 10 per cent of the fixed tax.
  • Withholding tax will be waived off for all construction sectors except the formal sectors of steel and cement.
  • Sales tax will be reduced in coordination with provinces.
  • Any family selling their house will not have to pay any capital gains tax.
  • A subsidy of Rs30 billion to be given for the Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme.
  • Construction sector to be given the status of an industry.
  • Construction Industry Development Board to be set up to support the sector.

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