DOHA: Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday announced a complete release for about 17.1 million electricity consumers out of 30 million in country from paying fuel adjustment fees in electricity bills.
As urgent measures to help the masses prime minister said government It was also cancellation notice of charge of fixed taxes on retailers and shopkeepers.
He announced what out of 30 million consumers, total of 17.100 million will not pay fuel adjustment fees (FAC) in your electricity bills, as it was now removed. “After this relief announcement, they will not pay a single rupee for FAC,” he said. added.
He said about 300,000 users of tubular wells for agriculture in the country will also enjoy a complete exemption from fuel adjustment fees.
prime minister further explained that the mechanism in this relationship would be announced soon adding that they also consideration of other power user costs.
Accompanied by members of his delegation in Qatar where he arrived on two-day official visit prime minister said when they entered power they had to accomplish two goals.
coalition government dealt with the backlog of previous government which had left behind trail of the worst performance and economic decline, and because of their miserable policies, the country was on facet of by default, he said, adding, but thanks to tireless efforts of the current government danger was over.
prime minister said the previous governmentpoor performance led in in price to travel on foot of goods, but government day and night continued their efforts to control him.
He said that although they did not achieve much, the collective efforts made ‘send back Jeannie of price to travel on foot back in a bottle.”
prime minister expressed regret that during the discussion on passage of first fiscal budgetthey discussed issue of fixed tax on retailers and shopkeepers, but practically things went wrong which did not affect reality.
overlay of such taxes were against spirit of what they were discussing, he said, adding that because of such measures small store owners should face additional burden of payment of taxes.
prime minister clarified that it was not the purpose of in government and they did not discuss such a mechanism.
The Committee was set up to fix a responsibility on in issue who will submit his report, he said, adding that the process will take some time.
prime minister said the notice was also issued for removal of fixed taxes of 3000, 6000 and 10,000 rupees on store owners.
