India gains wider EU steel access, but carbon levy remains Published 14 Sep, 2026 04:02pm The agreement provides India with an additional preferential quota of 694,853 tons of steel
Carbon Levy: Experts raise questions about financing transformation to electric mobility Published 07 Jul, 2026 04:24am ISLAMABAD: The government has introduced a carbon levy on fossil fuels, proposed additional taxes on conventional...
Govt decides anti-dumping measures to protect local auto industry Updated 25 Jun, 2026 09:29am ISLAMABAD: In a move to encourage local automotive manufacturing and discourage imported vehicles, the government...
A new policy for the automobile sector Updated 25 May, 2026 07:02am EDITORIAL: The government is coming up with the Automobile and Auto Parts Manufacturing Policy 2026–31. The New...
Furnace oil: FPCCI calls for suspension of petroleum, carbon levies Published 28 Apr, 2026 06:05am ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has called for urgent government...
APTMA urges Jam to take steps to safeguard export sector Published 05 Mar, 2026 05:31am ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has urged Commerce Minister Jam Kamal to take...
Fiscal operation data unveiled: Country posts Rs4.105trn primary balance in H1 Updated 07 Feb, 2026 02:05pm ISLAMABAD: Pakistan posted a primary balance of Rs 4,105 billion, equivalent to 3.2 percent of gross domestic...
FPCCI seeks withdrawal of Rs77/lit PL on FO Updated 05 Jul, 2025 03:05pm ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz...
IPPs warn govt: Furnace oil levies could raise generation costs Updated 01 Jul, 2025 11:30am ISLAMABAD: Independent Power Producers (IPPs) have warned the government that proposed levies on furnace oil could...
HSD price up by Rs10.39, petrol’s by Rs8.36 Published 01 Jul, 2025 05:49am ISLAMABAD: The federal government Monday announced a massive increase in the prices of petroleum products with ...
How to make anti-poor policies 101 Published 30 Jun, 2025 05:58am Pakistan’s green policy is a massive red flag. A fancy climate support levy, a carbon levy on fossil fuels, a...
Petroleum products: Senate body rejects Rs2.50/litre carbon levy Updated 20 Jun, 2025 03:48pm ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue with majority vote rejected the carbon levy of Rs2.5...
PD tells NA body Rs2.50/litre carbon levy to apply from July 1 Updated 20 Jun, 2025 03:48pm Petroleum levy stands at Rs77/litre on high-speed diesel and Rs78.02/litre on petrol
Rs77 per litre PL on furnace oil likely Updated 14 Jun, 2025 09:30am ISLAMABAD: The government is set to impose Petroleum Levy (PL) of Rs 77 per litre (Rs 82,077 per metric ton) on...
Energy ministry seeks cabinet nod for fuel levies in line with IMF commitments Published 13 Jun, 2025 04:26pm The Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division) has proposed amendments to the Petroleum Products (Petroleum Levy)...
Petrol, HSD and furnace oil: Rs2.5/litre carbon levy imposed Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am ISLAMABAD: The federal government has proposed to impose a carbon levy of Rs2.5 per litre on petrol, high-speed...
Budget FY2025-26: Pakistan govt proposes ‘Carbon Levy’ on petrol, diesel Updated 11 Jun, 2025 02:46am Pakistan government imposed a new tax on the sale of petrol, diesel and furnace oil namely “Carbon Levy” at Rs2.5...
Pakistan to impose carbon levy in 2025-26: IMF Published 19 May, 2025 06:15am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will impose a carbon levy in 2025-26, by disincentivising fossil fuel use, to be phased over two...
Carbon levy, water pricing & the green tax puzzle Updated 01 May, 2025 07:03am It began with a bang—quite literally. On April 16, Islamabad was hammered by a freak hailstorm that turned the...
CBAM — a green squeeze for developing countries like Pakistan Published 11 Apr, 2025 06:48am The European Union’s (EU’s) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is as divisive as it is novel. Where you...