ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the large-scale manufacturing industries to pay a 4 per cent super tax.
A supreme court bench consisting of Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ayesha A. Malik and Justice Athar Minallah heard the federal government and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) appeals regarding the recovery of the super tax.
It should be noted that various industries had challenged the super tax levied in budget 2022-23 with retrospective effect after which the Sindh High Court invalidated the collection of the 10pc super tax from the last fiscal year.
Last year, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a 10pc tax on major industries including cement, steel, sugar, oil and gas, fertilisers, LNG terminals, textiles, banking, automobiles, chemicals, beverages and cigarettes.
Through the Finance Act 2022, the government introduced a new section C-4 in the Income Tax Ordinance to impose a super tax on high-income earners. Through this section, the FBR imposed a 10pc super tax on 13 sectors earning more than Rs150 million with restrospective effect from July 1, 2021.
The decision had since been challenged on various grounds in almost all the high courts of the country. Similarly, more than 100 petitions were filed in the Sindh High Court challenging the constitutionality of the provisions of the Finance Act 2022. The petitions stated that the federal government had also imposed a tax on past transactions in the Finance Act 2022.
Pakistani currency rates against US Dollar and other currencies on May 18, 2024 (Saturday) in open market.
US dollar was being quoted at 277.4 for buying and 280.35 for selling.
Euro stands at 297 for buying and 299.5 for selling while British Pound rate is 348.5 for buying, and 352 for selling.
UAE Dirham AED was at 75.25 and Saudi Riyal came down to 73.50.
Currency | Symbol | Buying | Selling |
---|---|---|---|
US Dollar | USD | 277.4 | 280.35 |
Euro | EUR | 297 | 299.5 |
UK Pound Sterling | GBP | 348.5 | 352 |
U.A.E Dirham | AED | 75.25 | 76 |
Saudi Riyal | SAR | 73.5 | 74.25 |
Australian Dollar | AUD | 181 | 183 |
Bahrain Dinar | BHD | 747.77 | 755.77 |
Canadian Dollar | CAD | 203 | 205 |
China Yuan | CNY | 38.49 | 38.89 |
Danish Krone | DKK | 40.25 | 40.65 |
Hong Kong Dollar | HKD | 35.96 | 36.31 |
Indian Rupee | INR | 3.33 | 3.44 |
Japanese Yen | JPY | 1.91 | 1.99 |
Kuwaiti Dinar | KWD | 913.28 | 922.28 |
Malaysian Ringgit | MYR | 58.69 | 59.29 |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD | 169.45 | 171.45 |
Norwegians Krone | NOK | 25.67 | 25.97 |
Omani Riyal | OMR | 730.59 | 738.59 |
Qatari Riyal | QAR | 76.41 | 77.11 |
Singapore Dollar | SGD | 203 | 205 |
Swedish Korona | SEK | 25.67 | 25.97 |
Swiss Franc | CHF | 309.01 | 311.51 |
Thai Bhat | THB | 7.57 | 7.72 |
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