Pakistan, June 18 -- In a major budget announcement, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said the government has revised key tax decisions after consulting coalition partners. Speaking in the National Assembly, he confirmed that the digital sales tax on services will remain under provincial control, as per the Constitution. This decision follows broad consultations, including talks with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).

Dar also addressed the hotly debated 18% General Sales Tax (GST) proposed on solar panels. He explained that nearly half of solar components were already taxed, while the new tax was set to cover the rest. However, after reviewing the matter, the government has now reduced the solar GST rate to 10%. He ...