Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Thursday staged a walkout against property tax on five marla houses in the proposed Punjab Budget 2013-14.
Opposition members from PTI, PML-Q, PPP, JI and Zia League came out of the assembly, urging the government to withdraw the tax.
Talking to journalists, Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly Mian Mehmood-ur-Rashid termed imposition of property tax on five marla houses a cruel act and said it was not just with the people. He said during budget discussion they had suggested the government not to levy the tax. Later, the opposition members returned to the house.
This tax has been levied as a special favour to 5 Marla house owners so that they may not feel left out.
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