ISLAMABAD – Federal government has proposed in the supplementary FinanceBill 2018 to maintain the limit for tax exemption on income of Rs 1200,000per year amid fixed taxes on different cohorts of salaried class.
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Asad Umar said, “The lastgovernment had given sweeping tax relief to all kinds of people, includingthe most rich. The final decision we’ve taken is that we’ll maintain theRs1200,000 limit on exemption”.
“We are also maintaining the tax rate for those earning between Rs 100,000to Rs 200,000 per month. For all categories above that, we are increasingthe tax rate that was applicable in May, but it will remain lower than whatit was last year. We hope that the people who have the means will notoppose us on this”, he added.
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However, maximum tax for salaried class was made to be 25 per cent on theother hand maximum tax for non-salaried class was 29 per cent.
