Fawad Chaudry asks FBR to cut Tax on Import of Electric Vehicles
According to the official sources, Fawad Chaudhry- Federal Minister for Information & Broadcasting has stated that FBR (Federal Board of Revenue) should lessen nuisance tax on the import of electrical Vehicles (EVs) to five you take care of encouraging the new upcoming technology based upon the cleanest fuel in Pakistan
The information minister further added that Pakistan was one among the countries taking the lead in the introduction & implementation of new & futuristic technologies & the existence of many EVs within the country was evidence of it.
“It is unfortunate that the prevailing auto sector has been opposing the EV Policy, but because the technology is growing, high performance batteries are likely to be introduced by December this year with the capacity to travel up to 1,200 kilometers during a single charging,” said Mr. Chaudry.
As per the sources, when Fawad Chaudry was the minister of science and technology, He had been one of the main supporters of EVs within the country.