What happened: Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin informs on Friday that there would be no tax on internet usage and SMS, however a tax of 75 paisa would be collected for every phone call that exceeds five minutes. Tarin also announced that visually impaired persons will not have to pay taxes on hansets.
The PM and Cabinet did not approve the FED levy on internet data usage. It will not be included in the final draft of the Finance Bill (budget) that is placed before parliament for approval.
— Hammad Azhar (@Hammad_Azhar) June 11, 2021
Backstory: These changes were made to the initial proposals for the Finance Bill 2021-2022 which were not received well by the public. Click here to see more from Propergaanda.