巴基斯坦对太阳能发电征收18%的销售税,影响到数千名用户。 Pakistan orders 18% sales tax on solar electricity, impacting thousands of users.

巴基斯坦联邦税务监察官已命令电力分配公司对使用太阳能网计量的消费者征收18%的电力销售税, Pakistan's Federal Tax Ombudsman has ordered power distribution companies to impose an 18% sales tax on electricity for consumers using solar net metering, affecting thousands of users. 根据1990年《销售税法》作出的这项决定意味着,在发现98亿卢比的收入损失之后,该税将适用于供电总量,而不仅仅是净消费量。 This decision, based on the Sales Tax Act 1990, means the tax will be applied to the total electricity supplied, not just the net consumption, and follows the discovery of a Rs9.8 billion revenue loss. 该命令还适用于2001年《所得税条例》规定的所得税。 The order also extends to income tax under the Income Tax Ordinance 2001.