LAHORE: The business community has appreciated the PML-N-led coalition government for abolishing 17 per cent general sales tax the PTI government had imposed on the import of solar panels.

It has also lauded the government for imposing a ban on the import of several luxury items in a bid to reduce the import bill.

“We hail the government’s decision to abolish the 17 per cent general sales tax imposed on the import of solar panels. We think that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has

taken the best step by eliminating 17 % GST,” Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Regional chairman Muhammad Nadeem Qureshi said on Saturday.

The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has also appreciated the government for ending the GST on solar panels and other items related to renewable energy.

Published in Dawn, May 22nd, 2022