GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN

MINISTRY OF FINANCE ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

STATISTICS AND REVENUE

(REVENUE DIVISION)

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Islamabad the 20^th June 2001

NOTIFICATION
(SALES TAX)

            S.R.O 456 (I)/2001—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 13 of the Sales Tax Act, 1990, the Federal Government is pleased to direct that the following goods imported into Pakistan during the period from the 16^th of August 1999 to the 15^th of June 2000 shall be exempt from the whole of sales tax leviable thereon, provided that the same conditions as were envisaged for raw materials entitled to exemption from payment of the whole or part of the customs-duty leviable thereon were fulfilled: -

            (a)    raw materials for basic manufacture of pharmaceutical active ingredients, which attracted statutory

                    customs duty @ 10% during the said period; and

  

            (b)    raw materials for manufacture of pharmaceutical products, which attracted a statutory customs duty

                    @ 10 % during the said period.

                                                                                                                                     (RIAZ AHMAD MALIK )

                                                                                                                                      Additional Secretary