PESHAWAR: Senior Vice President of Sarhad Chamber of Agriculture in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Fazal Elahi Khan lamented the announcement of the imposition of Sin Tax on tobacco and demanded of concern authorities to revert the decision.
In a statement issued here Thursday, he expressed concern over consideration of a bill for implementation of Sin Tax on tobacco and cigarettes in the parliament soon and the tax collected will be spent on improvements in the health-related sector. “The term ‘Sin’ (Gunah) Tax is injustice with people of KP who have been cultivating tobacco crop since decades and it is the main source of their livelihood,” said Fazal Elahi.
He said that the interest of the tobacco growers should be kept in mind while making a decision regarding imposition of tax on tobacco which is a cash crop and a source of income of KP farmers, adding that they have supported Imran Khan and PTI for years.