{"id":102544,"date":"2025-06-19T16:57:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T11:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=102544"},"modified":"2025-07-17T14:27:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T09:27:57","slug":"no-tax-on-tertilizers-pesticides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/no-tax-on-tertilizers-pesticides.html","title":{"rendered":"No tax on fertilizers, pesticides as IMF accepts Pakistan\u2019s request"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday appreciated the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for accepting Pakistan\u2019s request to exclude the agriculture sector from new taxation measures, including levies on fertilizers and pesticides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing a federal cabinet meeting in Islamabad, the prime minister stated that the government had made it clear to the IMF that the agriculture sector was already under pressure and could not bear additional tax burdens. He said the exclusion of fertilizers and pesticides from taxation was critical to supporting farmers and ensuring food security in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/budget-brings-tax-reliefs-for-real-estate-sector.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Budget 2025\u201326 brings major tax reliefs for real estate sector<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had made it clear that we will not impose agriculture tax, particularly on fertilizers and pesticides, as this sector is already under pressure,\u201d the premier told cabinet members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The IMF\u2019s decision to accommodate Pakistan\u2019s position comes amid negotiations related to the upcoming fiscal year\u2019s economic framework and tax policy under the broader financial assistance program. The agreement not to tax key agricultural inputs is expected to bring relief to the farming community, which has been impacted by rising input costs, climate-related disruptions, and inflation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz also highlighted other key budgetary initiatives in the meeting, including an increase in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) allocation to PKR 1,000 billion for FY2025\u201326. He expressed hope that these funds would be fully utilised to support infrastructure, health, education, and other development sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/budget-2025-261-salaries-pensions-tax-relief.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Budget 2025-261: Salaries, pensions, tax relief for salaried class take center stage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the prime minister noted that the government had introduced a more progressive taxation structure in the current budget, reducing the income tax rate for individuals earning between PKR 600,000 to PKR 1.2 million annually from 5% to just 1%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He reaffirmed the government&#8217;s commitment to economic recovery and fiscal responsibility, noting that Pakistan had successfully averted a sovereign default in 2023 and is now on a path to stability and growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday appreciated the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for accepting Pakistan\u2019s request to exclude the agriculture sector from new taxation measures, including levies on fertilizers and pesticides. Addressing a federal cabinet meeting in Islamabad, the prime minister stated that the government had made it clear to the IMF that the agriculture sector was already under pressure and could not bear additional tax burdens. He said the exclusion of fertilizers and pesticides from taxation was critical to supporting farmers and ensuring food security in the country. Read: Budget 2025\u201326 brings major tax reliefs for real estate sector \u201cWe had made it clear that we will not impose agriculture tax, particularly on fertilizers and pesticides, as this sector is already under pressure,\u201d the premier told cabinet members. The IMF\u2019s decision to accommodate Pakistan\u2019s position comes amid negotiations related to the upcoming fiscal year\u2019s economic framework and tax policy under the broader financial assistance program. The agreement not to tax key agricultural inputs is expected to bring relief to the farming community, which has been impacted by rising input costs, climate-related disruptions, and inflation. Prime Minister Shehbaz also highlighted other key budgetary initiatives in the meeting, including an&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":102545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15015],"tags":[65348,65352,65349,56441,54133,61663,65350,46448,65351,65122],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-102544","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-legal-taxation","8":"tag-agriculture-sector-pakistan","9":"tag-economic-relief-measures","10":"tag-fertilizer-tax-exemption","11":"tag-imf-agreement","12":"tag-imf-pakistan-deal","13":"tag-pakistan-budget-2025-26","14":"tag-pesticide-tax-relief","15":"tag-public-sector-development-programme","16":"tag-shehbaz-sharif-budget","17":"tag-tax-policy-pakistan","18":"cat-15015-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>No tax on tertilizers, pesticides - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We had made it clear that we will not impose agriculture tax, particularly on fertilizers and pesticides, as this sector is already under...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/no-tax-on-tertilizers-pesticides.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"No tax on tertilizers, pesticides - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We had made it clear that we will not impose agriculture tax, particularly on fertilizers and pesticides, as this sector is already under...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/no-tax-on-tertilizers-pesticides.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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