ISLAMABAD (The Thursday Times) — Hukumat ne nayi auto policy ka elan kiya hai jis ke baare mein us ka kehna hai ke is se luxury models ke siwa har gari ki qeemat batadreej kam hogi, daramadi gariyon aur purzon par duty paanch saal tak har saal kam ki jayegi, aur 2030 tak Pakistan mein farokht hone wali nayi gariyon mein se 30 feesad ko electric banane ki koshish ki jayegi.
Wafaqi Wazir-e-Ittelaat Attaullah Tarar aur Wazir-e-Azam ke mushir barae sanat-o-paidawar Haroon Akhtar Khan ne hafte ko Islamabad mein news conference mein policy ki tafseelat batayin. Policy chhe sutoonon par mabni hai: khaas taur par mutawassit aur nichle mutawassit tabqe ke liye sasti gariyan, baramadat, maqami tayyari, hifazat, electric gariyan aur shaffafiyat. Tarar ne kaha ke cabinet se manzoori ka amal jari hai aur hukumat is ke mukammal hone se pehle qiyas araiyon ka khatma chahti thi.
Haroon Akhtar Khan ne kaha: “Luxury gariyon ke siwa tamam gariyon ki qeematein kam hongi.” Mukammal tayyar daramadi gariyon, assembly plants aur purzon par duty har saal kam ki jayegi yahan tak ke paanch saal baad tariff musabaqati ho jayen. 1000cc se kam petrol gariyon ke liye kuch nahin badlega, jin ke baare mein Tarar ne kaha ke bohat se log ab bhi inhi par inhisar karte hain.
Electric gariyon ka farogh: hukumat ne mukammal electric gariyon par 1 feesad, range-extended electric gariyon par 6 feesad aur hybrid gariyon par 9 feesad sales tax ki tajweez di hai, jo International Monetary Fund ki manzoori se mashroot hai. 50 hazar dollar tak qeemat wali electric gariyon par capital value tax, withholding tax aur federal excise duty nahin hogi; is se mehngi gariyon par luxury ashya ki tarah tax lagega. State Bank ki car financing ki had tamam electric gariyon ke liye 30 lakh rupay se barha kar aik crore rupay kar di jayegi, aur qarz ki muddat teen ke bajaye paanch saal hogi. Charging aalaat par sales tax kam kar ke 1 feesad aur customs duty khatam ki ja rahi hai, aur talab barhne tak hukumat charging stations ke liye viability gap poora karegi. Haroon Akhtar Khan ne kaha ke 30 feesad ka hadaf “is se bhi pehle hasil hone wala hai”.
Baramad karo ya jurmana bharo: maqami tayyari lazmi hogi aur har manufacturer ko ahdaaf diye jayenge. Baramadat karne wali car saz companiyon ko maqami taxon aur levies par 5 feesad duty drawback milega, aur baramadat barhne par mazeed 10 feesad tak, magar sirf usi surat mein jab woh baramadat aur maqami tayyari donon ke ahdaaf poore karen. Haroon Akhtar Khan ne kaha: “Lekin agar aap ahdaaf hasil nahin karte to jurmana bhi aaid kiya jayega.”
Hifazat: policy mein Pakistan mein tayyar hone wali aur daramad shuda istemal shuda gariyon ke liye Aqwam-e-Muttahida ke WP.29 zawabit ke mutabiq 45 hifazati mayarat mutaarif karaye gaye hain. Haroon Akhtar Khan ne kaha ke yeh “duniya ki mehfooz tareen gariyan hongi, tayyar karda bhi aur istemal shuda bhi”.
Chunke Pakistan IMF programme mein hai, is liye maraat ko revenue neutral rakhne ka irada hai. Yeh raqam 1000cc se bari petrol aur diesel gariyon se hasil hogi aur baramadi rebates aur tehqeeq-o-taraqqi par kharch hogi. Tarar ne kaha ke dahaiyon ki tahaffuz pasandana tariff policiyan maqami sanat mein jiddat ya value addition nahin la sakin. New Energy Vehicle Policy 2025-30 ke aaghaz ke baad electric do pahiya gariyon ki farokht 2024-25 mein 60 hazar se barh kar 2025-26 mein 2 lakh 40 hazar ho gayi.
