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New tax plan to hurt farmers

Finance Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani appears to have quickly learned the art of giving subsidies with the left hand and taking them away with the right hand as he crafts the upcoming budget in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic.

The CS’s proposal to increase the cost of fuel and cooking gas undercuts his reduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) rates.

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