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Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that flood tax would not be imposed in Punjab because people were already paying a number of taxes. Talking to flood affectees in Dera Ghazi Khan and Rahim Yar Khan, the CM said that Watan Cards distribution would be completed this month. He said that free fertilizer and seeds would be provided to the farmers having 25 acres land. In this way, the farmers can be settled earlier, he added. Flood tax is a one time tax to be imposed on the immovable property of the well-to-do to collect revenue for the rehabilitation of flood affectees. Few days ago, according to media reports, President Zardari had approved one time flood-tax in Sindh province which was opposed by MQM and ANP. Sindh Health Minister Dr Saghir Ahmed and Youth Affairs Minister Faisal Sabzwari, both of the MQM, said that their party had not been taken into confidence over the issue of flood tax. Flood-tax to be imposed on affluent class: Tanveer Kaira Talking to Dunya News, Punjab Finance Minister Tanveer Ashraf Kaira said that this tax would be imposed on affluent class which will directly reach to the flood victims and this is a one-time tax. He said that Cabinet meeting will decide the fate of flood-tax and CM's decision would be final in this regard.
