No new tax on use of telecom, internet : Tarin

ISLAMABAD, Jun 12 (APP): Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin here on Saturday clarified that no new duties would be imposed on telecom and internet usage.

Addressing the post-budget press conference, the minister said that the finance bill had proposed that Rupee 1 per call if the duration exceeds three minutes, Rs5 per GB for internet usage and 10 paisa on each SMS.

However, the cabinet did not approve the duties hence these would not be part of the budget, the minister clarified.