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Preparations are now being made to impose ‘dung tax’ on buffalo rearing in Pakistan’s Punjab state. According to the report of Pakistani newspaper Daily Times, Maryam Nawaz’s government can make a rule to pay tax of 30 Pakistani rupees daily on every buffalo.
The government is presenting this step as green energy. This scheme is said to be a part of ‘Suthra Punjab’ biogas programme. This program was launched in the state of Punjab in December 2024. Its purpose is to clean the waste and generate energy by making biogas from it.
The opposition parties have strongly criticized this decision. He says that this step shows that the government is under economic pressure and is now trying to raise money in new ways.
The opposition claimed that the name ‘Green Energy’ was just a pretense. The real story is something else. The government’s decision is a way to forcibly extract money from people who are already struggling with inflation and expensive food.
Claim to save environment by collecting cow dung
The government has identified about 168 cattle colonies in the state to implement this tax. Under this new scheme, a daily fee will be charged per animal from cattle owners in Lahore and other big cities.
The government says that this money will be used in dung collection, waste management and running biogas plants, so that the environment will also benefit.
It is almost impossible to accurately measure how much dung is being produced by so many buffaloes every day. For this reason, the government has decided to adopt the model of tax collection at a fixed rate per animal. Whether the buffalo gives more dung or less, the owner will have to pay a fixed fee per day for each animal.
Opposition said- government has lost its way to earn real money.
The opposition says that this is not the right model of governance. This is a clear indication that Pakistan’s largest state has now run out of real sources of income.
At the same time, the concerns of farmers and cattle herders are different. They say that they are already struggling with expensive fodder, rising electricity prices and inflation. In such a situation, this new tax will further increase their expenses.
A Pakistani industry expert said, “On one hand, corrupt leaders and officials are enjoying luxury cars, foreign trips and huge salaries. On the other hand, farmers, who are already struggling to feed their animals, are now being asked to pay the government even for their buffalo dung. This clearly shows that the system is completely messed up.”
Government said- farmers ready to pay fees
It is estimated that in the whole year this tax can reach around Rs 11 thousand on one buffalo, which will have the biggest impact on small and medium cattle farmers.
However, Pakistan’s Local Government Minister Zeeshan Rafiq said that dairy farmers have agreed to pay this tax.
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