ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi chaired the meeting of Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet at his office on Monday.
The meeting approved the proposal for Refinancing of the loan for Wah Brass Mills upgradation project.
On exemption of Taxes and Duties (Gas Infrastructure Development Projects of Large Diameter Pipelines) relating to the Petroleum Division, the matter was referred back for discussion among the Finance Division, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and the Petroleum Division to sort out issues that need to be brought before the ECC in its next meeting.
On removal of anomalies and mismatch in withholding income tax and input / output sales tax on lng / rlng transactions, it was decided that stakeholders would further deliberate on the issue and come up with the workable solutions, including the proposal for legislation if required.
The meeting also approved additional agenda item regarding provision of guarantee for issuance of letter of credits by Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) up to $150 million in favour of LNG suppliers.
Published in Daily Times, November 14th 2017.
