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Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue would meet today to re-visit Reformed General Sales Tax (RGST), Dunya News reported on Wednesday. Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue Senator Ahmed Ali of the MQM said he brought entire matters relating the RGST to the knowledge of Chairman of Senate. He said he would give dissenting note over the RGST, adding, My plane was deliberately halted in London. The meeting would be held at 3:30pm today. On the other hand, a government team would enter negotiations with Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) today in a bid to court support over Reformed General Sales Tax (RGST), Dunya News reported Wednesday. Two federal ministers have been tasked for the purpose.Federal Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh and Federal Interior Minister Rehman A Malik are arriving in Karachi to bring the MQM round over the RGST. The negotiations are expected to be held at Governor House today with Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Farooq Sattar and Babar Khan Ghauri likely to attend on part of the MQM. The sources told that various suggestions would be mulled over to achieve consensus on the RGST. Also, the MQM demands and proposals regarding tax sources will also be given thought.
