{"id":60188,"date":"2020-01-21T09:29:59","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T09:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=60188"},"modified":"2020-01-21T09:29:59","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T09:29:59","slug":"pm-announces-concessions-small-traders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pm-announces-concessions-small-traders.html","title":{"rendered":"PM announces concessions for small traders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Monday directed the authorities concerned to waive off additional taxes and inspection, in addition to cancelling 150 license requirements, for the country\u2019s small shopkeepers and business operatives, a news source reported. He further stated that the government was committed to facilitating the business community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fbr-to-announce-market-committees-for-traders.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"FBR to announce market committees for traders (opens in a new tab)\">FBR to announce market committees for traders<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He expressed his views on the matter during a meeting wherein he directed the officials concerned to abolish 74 licenses of unnecessary nature. He further announced the government\u2019s decision to abolish the license requirement for 102 business and gave a 30-day deadline for the execution of these directives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PM Khan reaffirmed the executive\u2019s resolve to aid the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pm-to-meet-traders-on-jan-20-announce-concessions-zaidi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"business community (opens in a new tab)\">business community<\/a> and directed the officials concerned to simplify the process for obtaining required licenses, as well as issued instructions for the introduction of an automated system for the said task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/kp-keen-provide-investment-friendly-environment-cm.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" KP keen to provide investment-friendly environment: CM (opens in a new tab)\"> KP keen to provide investment-friendly environment: CM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover,\nhe emphasised the need for businessmen to pay their taxes and become a\ncontributor to the nation\u2019s progress. He opined that there should be a\nrealisation that the \u2018public money needs to be respected\u2019 and that he has\nstarted the initiative with himself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Monday directed the authorities concerned to waive off additional taxes and inspection, in addition to cancelling 150 license requirements, for the country\u2019s small shopkeepers and business operatives, a news source reported. He further stated that the government was committed to facilitating the business community. Read: FBR to announce market committees for traders He expressed his views on the matter during a meeting wherein he directed the officials concerned to abolish 74 licenses of unnecessary nature. He further announced the government\u2019s decision to abolish the license requirement for 102 business and gave a 30-day deadline for the execution of these directives. PM Khan reaffirmed the executive\u2019s resolve to aid the business community and directed the officials concerned to simplify the process for obtaining required licenses, as well as issued instructions for the introduction of an automated system for the said task. Read: KP keen to provide investment-friendly environment: CM Moreover, he emphasised the need for businessmen to pay their taxes and become a contributor to the nation\u2019s progress. He opined that there should be a realisation that the \u2018public money needs to be respected\u2019 and that he has started the initiative with himself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":57398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15016,15017],"tags":[15173],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-60188","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-developments","8":"category-notices-announcements","9":"tag-details-on-pm-announces-concessions-for-small-traders","10":"cat-15016-id","11":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PM announces concessions for small traders - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"PM Khan has directed the authorities to waive off additional taxes and inspection, and cancelled150 license requirements. for shopowners &amp; 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