Karachi, July 22, 2024 – The Sindh government has announced a 15% sales tax on services provided by travel agents and tour operators for the tax year 2024-25. This decision, formalized through the provincial Finance Act, 2024, marks an increase in the sales tax rates for these services.
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Sindh Launches Pakistan’s First Premium Vehicle Plates Auction
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Sindh Employees Get 30% Salary Raise in 2024-25 Budget
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Sindh Presents Rs 3.056 Trillion 2024-25 Budget
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Sindh Government Approves 17.5% Increase in Pension for Civil Pensioners
Karachi, July 11, 2023 – In a move to provide relief to retired civil servants, the Sindh government has officially sanctioned a 17.5 percent increase in net pension, effective from July 1, 2023. This increase will apply to all civil pensioners across the province until further notice.
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Sindh announces tax relief measures in budget 2022-2023
KARACHI: The province of Sindh has announced sales tax relief measures in the budget 2022-2023 presented in the provincial assembly on Tuesday.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah announced a number of measures to facilitate taxpayers in payment of sales tax on services.
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He said relief to public has been provided by extending existing measure to ensure that relief continues to reach common man. For this purpose;
Exemption from SST is being proposed on toll manufacturing services.
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5 per cent reduced SST rate for “Recruiting Agents” will continue for next two years i.e. up to 30th June, 2024. This relief is proposed for Pakistanis aspiring to work overseas.
Services provided by Cable TV Operators are levied at a reduced rate of 10 per cent, the existing relief is proposed to be extended for a further period of two years ending on 30th June, 2024.
Whereas, the following cable TV operators are proposed to be exempt:
a) Cable TV Operators in rural areas under PEMRA License of “R” Category to be exempt from SST till 30th June, 2023.
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The rate of SST on commission charges received by food delivery channels (i.e. Foodpanda, Cheetay Logistics, etc.) from Home Chefs is proposed to be reduced from 13 per cent to 8 per cent for a period of two (2) years ending on 30th June, 2024. This relief is proposed in order to encourage small scale businesses. In all other cases, the services provided or rendered by Commission Agents shall continue to be liable to SST at 13 per cent.
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The existing exemption on health insurance services is proposed to continue further for a period of one year till 30th June, 2023.
GIZ, a German development agency, facilitating development projects in Sindh, is proposed to be granted conditional exemption on Sales tax on services as indirect relief to the Public.
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Sindh increases salary by 15% from July 1, 2022
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Tuesday announced a 15 per cent raise in salary of provincial government employees and 5 per cent increase in pension effective from July 01, 2022.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah announced raise in pay and pension while presenting the provincial budget 2022-2023.
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The chief minister announced various relief measures for employees and pensioners during next fiscal year.
He said Adhoc Relief Allowances 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021 at the rates admissible to employees of Federal Government are being merged and Revised Basic Pay Scale 2022 for Civil Servants of Government of Sindh is being introduced on the pattern of Federal Government.
Adhoc Relief Allowance at the rate of 15 per cent of Basic Pay Scales to Civil Servants of Government of Sindh w.e.f. 1st July 2022 is proposed.
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Disparity Allowance at the rate of 33 per cent of Basic Pay will be paid to Civil Servants in BPS-1 to 16 and at the rate of 30 per cent to Civil Servants in BPS-17 and above in lieu of the differential rate of Ad-hoc Relief Allowances 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021, which are being abolished w.e.f 1st July, 2022.
Pensioners of Government of Sindh were already getting 22.5 per cent more increase in net pension than pensioners of Federal Government till February 2022. Therefore, an increase at the rate of 5 per cent of net pension will be paid to the pensioners of the Sindh Government w.e.f 1st July, 2022.
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Thus, after announcement of 10 per cent increase in net pension by Federal Government in March 2022 and enhancement of the rate of increase to 15 per cent from 1st July 2022, the pensioners of Government of Sindh will still be getting 12.5 per cent more of net pension than the pensioners of Federal Government.
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