ISLAMABAD: PML-N leader Senator Irfan Siddiqui has said that exempting parliamentarians from paying toll tax on motorways and highways is an inappropriate decision. In one of his statements, Senator Siddiqui said that there should not be any kind of discrimination regarding toll tax. It may be recalled that the National Highway Authority (NHA) through a circular issued on September 16, 2022, has asked all concerned authorities not to collect toll tax on motorways and highways from members of the National Assembly and Senate. It is stated in the circular that this decision has been approved by the National Highway Council. Senator Irfan Siddiqui has said that this decision is not appropriate in any way. He said that MPs should cheerfully pay all the taxes that a common man pays. Irfan Siddiqui further said that he will raise the matter in the upcoming Senate session and will put pressure on the National Highway Authority to withdraw the decision.
