Govt mulls new taxes in Islamabad to fund Jinnah Medical Complex project

The federal government is considering imposing new taxes in Islamabad to contribute to the operational costs of Jinnah Medical Complex and Research Centre, which will be built at H-16. The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is executing the mega project of the Ministry of Health of the federal government. Sources said that recently Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while chairing a meeting directed the attorney general of Pakistan, the law minister and the chairman of the CDA to finalise the draft legislation to impose the local taxes. “Yes, a proposal for imposing taxes to meet operational cost of JMC and Research Centre is under consideration,” said an official source. He said before imposing the special taxes, legislation was required.