PR decides to levy ‘dam tax’ on train tickets

Author: News Desk

On the directives of Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed, the Pakistan Railways (PR) has decided to increase ticket fares for dam fund collection.

As per the details, an additional amount of Rs 1 shall be charged on the purchase of economy class ticket worth Rs 100 from each passenger and Rs 2 for tickets worth more than Rs 100.

In the same manner, an additional amount of Rs 10 shall be charged on A/C class ticket. The “minor surcharge” for dam fund shall be levied on all tickets, PTOs, free privilege passes, military vouchers, e-ticketing, computerized tickets, BTS and current reservations of the Pakistan Railways.

According to a statement, the surcharge of dam fund shall not be part of ticket fare but will rather be mentioned below the ticket and the collected amount shall be transferred to dam fund on a monthly basis. The amount for ticket fare shall not be rounded off due to dam fund charges and the surcharge shall be non-refundable.

Published in Daily Times, September 19th 2018.

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