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Basic exemption limit for Income Tax being enhanced to Rs 400,000 |
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ISLAMABAD, June 1 (APP): Minister for Finance Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said on Friday that the basic exemption limit for Income Tax was being further enhanced to Rs. 400,000, this year. “Similarly, the exemption limit for business individuals and Association of Persons is also being enhanced to Rs. 400,000,” he told the National Assembly during his budget speech. The minister said it had also been decided to reduce tax slabs to five only. “Importantly, a major relief will be that only the portion of income exceeding a tax bracket would charged at the higher tax rate,” he added.
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