The National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee has strongly criticized the FBR for waiving 99% of sales tax on 500,000 tonnes of imported sugar. Lawmakers questioned the justification for reducing tax from 18% to 0.25%, calling it an unjustified benefit to powerful lobbies.
The Public Accounts Committee condemned the massive tax relief on unnecessary sugar imports, saying it hurt market fairness and favored certain interest groups. The committee summoned FBR and Commerce Division officials, demanding accountability and transparency behind the controversial tax exemption.
FBR policy criticism, Sugar import controversy, Tax exemption scrutiny
