TDS Desk:

The government has issued a gazette exempting foreign doctors from paying Value Added Tax (VAT) on the fees or consultation services they will provide to patients injured during the July-August uprising.

The gazette notification, signed by National Bureau of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan, was issued on Wednesday.

The NBR took the decision of exemption as per section-76 of the Income Tax Acts-2023, according to the notification.

Earlier on Sunday, the NBR issued a special order regarding this.

According to the order, medical and health services provided by both the government and the private sector are exempt from VAT under Part II of the First Schedule of the Value Added Tax and Supplementary Duty Act, 2012, which outlines services exempted from VAT.

The NBR specifically exempted VAT on the fees paid to foreign doctors invited by the Directorate General of Health Services or relevant hospital authorities to provide medical services to those injured during the uprising.