Punjab House House chairperson Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan has declared recent province notifications revising agricultural income levy rates as
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Agricultural levy notifications declared unlawful
Punjab House House chairperson Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan has declared recent province notifications revising agricultural income levy rates as unlawful and ordered an immediate halt to their application of statute, assessments and collections.
The ruling came during the 41st assembly session of the Punjab House on a freedoms proposed action moved by MPA Zulfiqar Ali Shah.
The House chairperson held that the notifications lacked legal validity as they were not presented before the House in accordance with statutory requirements.
He directed the Excise and Taxation Division to suspend carrying out of the revised rates and instructed the province to place the relevant notifications before the House within 15 days, along with a detailed short report explaining the lapse.
The matter has also been referred to the Panel on Statute Reforms and Delegated Legislation to fix responsibility and submit findings within one month.
The issue stems from notifications issued on Public demonstration 5, 2025, revising agricultural income levy rates, followed by another formal notice on September 10, 2025, seeking retrospective application from July 1, 2025.
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