The Cabinet Committee on Legislative Business has approved a proposal to impose a 4pc provincial Sales Tax (PST) on the rent of an online taxi.
The decision was taken in 22nd meeting of the Cabinet Committee held at the Civil Secretariat chaired by Provincial Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Social Welfare Raja Bashart, also attended by Minister for Excise & Taxation Hafiz Mumtaz Ahmed, Provincial Minister for Higher education Raja Yasir Humayun and senior officers.
The establishment of a University of Child Health at Children’s Hospital was also approved. In other approved suggestions: The Punjab Special Education Policy 2019 draft, the amendments to the Act of Technical Universities under the Department of Industries and Trade, the formation of the Executive Committee of the Punjab Heritage Foundation and the establishment of the University of Bhakkar and the University of Layyah.
The Committee also agreed to the proposal of the present Government Degree, Inter and Commerce Colleges to be named as Associate Colleges and to send the case of 211 Union Secretaries (Technical) for absorption as Sub-Engineer’s posts to the Punjab Absorption Committee.
