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FBR exploring new carbon tax levy [1]

The government has committed to the International Monitory Fund (IMF) to explore the possibility of levying carbon tax to enhance revenue collection. Sources told to Business Recorder on Tuesday that the government is exploring the possibility of levying some kind of excise duty, or carbon tax, on fuel consumption, responsible for pollution problems in Pakistan.

Publication Date: 
08/04/2009
Sohail Sarfraz [2]
Business Recorder (Pakistan) [3]
Tags:
Environment [4], Carbon Tax [5], Pakistan [6], Islamabad [7], International Monetary Fund (IMF) [8]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-recorder-pakistan
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-tax
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/islamabad
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/international-monetary-fund-imf