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After introducing Dung Tax, Pakistan’s Punjab government imposes Rs 2,500 per toilet tax on hospitals, WASA issues notices and FIRs.
Private surgical hospitals have also received tax notices of 2,500 rupees per toilet.
Pakistan’s Punjab government has imposed a tax of Rs 2,500 per toilet to institutions contributing to waste generation. This comes months after the government introduced dung tax.
According to exclusive details obtained by CNN-News18, an FIR has been registered over non-payment as Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) has targeted the waste-generating institutions. ​Notices to clear the toilet tax have been issued to hospitals in Rahim Yar Khan.
​Lala Iqbal Hospital in Rahim Yar Khan has been billed a monthly tax of Rs 37,500 for its 15 toilets. ​The WASA has also sent a bill of Rs 62,500 to Nasir Medical Complex for 17 toilets.
Besides, private surgical hospitals have also received tax notices of Rs 2,500 per toilet.
​According to WASA, a tax bill of Rs 12,500 has been sent to the Doctors Hospital and Trauma Center.
​An FIR has been registered against a private surgical clinic for failing to pay the tax.
​Deputy Director WASA, Aamir Naveed, said this is a sewerage tax which has been formally approved by the cabinet. He further said that this tax will be applicable exclusively in commercial areas.
This comes after the Punjab government announced a new revenue measure that targets the province’s most basic agricultural output: animal waste.
While the government framed the move as a green energy initiative under the “Suthra Punjab” (Clean Punjab) Biogas Programme, the measure sparked a firestorm of ridicule and rage, with opposition leaders and farmers alike viewing it as a sign of total financial desperation.
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