FBR clarification.

ISLAMABAD -- FBR has issued a clarification on a news item that appeared in some section of press on 21st January about the imposition of health levy on tobacco consumption.

The legal and constitutional experts hold the view that health is a provincial subject and federation cannot levy health tax on tobacco consumption.

As a result it was decided to enhance the federal excise duty on cigarettes in order to discourage smoking. The parliament through Finance Act 2019 abolished three tiered tax structure on cigarettes and also enhanced the FED significantly.

In the...