KARACHI: The oil sector anticipates a substantial Rs25 billion annual increase in operating costs and a staggering Rs250 billion burden for refinery upgrades due to the recent sales tax exemption. Industry representatives voiced their concerns to journalists on Tuesday, highlighting that the exemption, introduced by the Finance Act 2024, poses significant financial challenges. The policy, effective July 1, 2024, exempts…
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ISLAMABAD: The Senate Committee on Petroleum was informed on Tuesday that the circular debt in the gas sector has surged by Rs1,700 billion over the past decade, now totaling Rs2,897 billion. During a meeting chaired by Senator Umar Farooq at the Parliament House, petroleum officials attributed the debt escalation to the failure to increase gas tariffs from 2013 to 2023.…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has instructed the Ministry of Power to develop a comprehensive plan to reduce electricity costs for industries, aiming to boost the country’s exports. During a meeting of the National Export Development Board (NEDB) on Tuesday, the Prime Minister noted that domestic exports exceeded USD 30 billion last fiscal year, with IT exports surpassing USD 3.2…
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ISLAMABAD: The federal government is considering reducing the Return on Equity (RoE) for public sector power projects, including hydro and nuclear plants, while encouraging Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to adopt similar measures, informed sources told Business Recorder. This initiative emerged amidst pressure from the business community, notably from former Minister for Commerce Gohar Ijaz, who reportedly debated the issue with…
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Islamabad – The National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (NEECA), in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, has launched the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) 2023 in Islamabad. In his keynote address, NEECA’s Managing Director described the ECBC 2023 as a transformative framework set to revolutionize building practices nationwide. He emphasized that this building code is not…
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