The government has increased the tax on tobacco purchasing from Rs. The tax has been instrumental in the documentation of the purchase of tobacco by manufacturers of cigarettes and other tobacco products. However, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Farmers Rights Protection Association (KPFRPA) has opposed the government’s decision and wrongly associated it with farmers. All manufacturers who purchase tobacco from farmers must process tobacco through GLT before it can be used for the manufacturing of cigarettes. Illegal cigarette manufacturers are pressurizing the FBR through farmers for the withdrawal of this major documentation measure.

Source: The Nation September 10, 2022 04:51 UTC