Syed Tariq Shah Rejects 15% Sindh Sales Tax on Educational Institutions’ Services
The taxes imposed under the anti-education policy in the upcoming fiscal year's budget will further increase the difficulties for parents.
Syed Tariq Shah Rejects 15% Sindh Sales Tax on Educational Institutions’ Services
The taxes imposed under the anti-education policy in the upcoming fiscal year’s budget will further increase the difficulties for parents.
(Karachi PR) Syed Tariq Shah, the central chairman of the All Private Schools Management Association Sindh, has rejected the 15% Sindh sales tax imposed on the services of schools, colleges, universities, coaching centers, and technical training institutions, including hospitals. He stated that the taxes imposed under the anti-education policy in the upcoming fiscal year’s budget will further increase the difficulties for parents, so the government should immediately reconsider the recommendations.
Syed Tariq Shah emphasized that providing education and health facilities to the public is the state’s responsibility. Imposing various taxes will further reduce the literacy rate, while already 26 million children are out of school due to inflation. He said that the government must implement an educational emergency in the country and formulate education-friendly policies to attract more children towards education. Saeed Tariq Shah pointed out that no society can develop without education, so special attention needs to be given to the education sector because these children are our future.
He further stated that receiving education is every child’s fundamental right, and due to inflation, child labour is rapidly increasing, which is a matter of concern for the government. Syed Tariq Shah urged the government to support the private sector in spreading education because if serious steps are not taken for education, there is a risk of an educational crisis in the country, preventing Pakistan from being counted among the developed nation.