PA passes resolution against agriculture tax

LAHORE - The Punjab Assembly on Friday has passed a resolution against the much-feared agriculture income tax, while the resolution was supported by coalitions partners - Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League-N - including PML-Q though a few of the PPP female MPAs voted against this.
Secondly, the government has decided to transfer District Coordination Officer Mandi Bahauddin for misbehaving with two MPAs.
After the Question Hour, PML-N member Waris Kalo, when Speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal allowed him to present the resolution.
The Mover had contented that the federal government was imposing the agriculture income tax after the International Monetary Fund had given a list of demands to the government, which was seeking loan from the Fund. “The farmers were already paying lot of direct and indirect taxes including provincial income tax, sales tax, water tax and others. The Provincial Assembly demands of the federal not levying the agriculture income tax,” said the Resolution.