In a setback for the citizens of Islamabad, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has announced the resumption of toll tax collection at entry points after a ten-year hiatus.
This decision is part of the CDA’s strategy to enhance revenue, addressing the financial challenges currently faced by the Authority.
The Capital Development Authority has finalized plans to establish tax collection points at key internal entry points in Islamabad and the CDA board has formally approved this initiative.
According to the document, toll tax collection points will be set up at six internal entry points, including prominent areas such as Srinagar Highway, Islamabad Expressway, IJP Road, Margalla Avenue, and Murree Road.
The CDA’s Planning and Revenue wings will collaborate closely to ascertain the suitable amount of taxes. CDA officials highlight that the decision to reintroduce toll taxes is a proactive measure to enhance the authority’s revenue streams, ultimately contributing to the improvement of infrastructure and services for residents and visitors alike.
In 2013, the Minister of Interior at that time declared the termination of all tax collection points on internal roads in Islamabad, providing relief to the city residents from toll taxes.
However, in 2019, the Metropolitan Corporation approved to reintroduce toll taxes at entry points in Islamabad, but the decision could not be implemented.
Horrible decision.
I am least surprised at this development. However, I would have been surprised had such a step not been taken. The present rulers and those who brought them in are bent upon squeezing every single drop of blood from the ordinary citizens. I am sure such many will be exempted from this tax including CDA’s own staff plus you can guess…….
We as a relaxed, silent and complacent people deserve this all. Will anyone protest effectively against this step? None will.
Care taker government should avoid imposition of such taxes because it is a temporary government having no representative of the people of Pakistan. Let this matter of taxation be left for consideration of the next. elected government.
Typical style. They will try implementing and the new govt will come and abolish this claiming success. Relief for the masses bla bla.
They are real blood sucker very cruel . Hopefully their days are numbered .
Shame on CDA and the board who are involved in this issue. Those who will be facilitated and exempted are the Govt’s, army, and development authority employees.
Caretaker and the mext govt shall withdraw these toll tax collection.
It is not accepted by the general public at all.
Extremely shameful act of corrupt CDA buerocracy. They have almost unlimited state owned resources at their disposal but they want to mint money from public.
Assalamulalaikum
It’s NOT fair to collect ‘Toll Tax’ at the Entry Points of ISLAMABAD from the residents of the City as they are paying the Property Tax of their residential houses as well as for the Commercial property in toto every year. This collection of ‘Toll Tax’ from the residents of the city should be reconsidered before implementation.
Good news ! Islamabad billionaires must pay there’s nothing such as free lunch !!
Banana Republic
That too a rotten one
Do the permanent residents of Islamabad have to pay the toll tax,upon entry and exit from Islamabad
No permanent residents won’t have to pay taxes, instead they will get slapped only.
This should be challanged in courts… as soon as possible.
They dont work on reducing corruption and finish the ghost employees. Dont work on productive income generation but only impose baseless taxes on general public
یہ اسلام آباد کے رہائشیوں پر ظلم ھے عوام کو مختلف طریقوں سے پرشان کرنا کبھی بجلی کے بلوں سے کبھی گیس اور کبھی پیٹرول کی قیمتوں سے اللہ تعالیٰ پاکستان کی عوام پر رحم فرمائے ۔
یہ اسلام آباد کے رہائشیوں کے لئےایک عذاب ہوگا یاپھر سالانہ ایک مخصوص رقم فی شہری یا فی گاڑی لے لیں ایم ٹیگ کی طرح کؤیی ٹیگ متعارف کرادیں یا معاف کردین
What are they trying to do??? Poor Local Transporters will suffer again? And what about the citizens n Residents !!! V. Shamefull
I was always against this still opossing this. We will Protest Against This Tax !!
A mother of two, holding expanses in Pakistan is getting so unbearable.
Instead of working on Future Programs you are focusing on Corruption??? How will we afford this . Start hashtags for #noCDATAX
they just want to suck last drop of the blood of common people.bunch of beggers.cda earns billion of rupees every year but like other deptts it has high level of cortution.
Private Housing societies walay .CDA ki building Control department say house approving pay payment kartay hain. Phir private housing KO bhi pay kartay hain. 3 roads Hain highway , sirinagar aur IGP phir bhi Nahi poora ho Raha Tu Allah hi Hafiz hai.
I think all cars above 600cc should pay toll tax. But the tolls should be based on engine size. like in the vehicle registration process. And please automate the process electronically so the tax cannot be skimmed. All countries of the world who have beautiful roads pay toll tax. Even the Americans use back roads to avoid paying the heavy tolls on the expressways and bridges. If the citizens want to avoid paying tolls then they should enter Islamabad from some designated entry points on the 5 lane highways. But you can imagine the resulting traffic jams. We must stop enjoying luxury highways for free. I know my suggestions will not be popular, but Pakistan is in a mess today because the majority try to avoid documentation. But there is a silver lining. CDA cannot make an electronic toll tax úsystem work for long. The Safe City cameras don’t seem to be working anymore. The toll tax electronic system is doomed to suffer the same fate. Let us pray that the country also survives and gets back on track.
Please pay some attention to the people who are healthy and consumes good amount of oxygen deserve to be punished as well. Please make some sort of tax plan for such people as well. Thanks
Its an even measure, but the main thing is that the authority is unable to manage the whooping salaries of its employees, due to poor management & performance & kickbacks.
This Decision is not apriciated
Islamic republic of leachistan…. No unity , no faith but disciplined blood sucking
Bhookay Nangay ho gye becharay
This is not Fair and resultant Horrible
Islam Abad is the Modren international city of pakistan
Collecting a few rupees here and there by keeping garbage everywhere will lead to serve humality.
So abondoning this project is in the best intrest of public