ISLAMABAD: New tax has been imposed by the federal government and the Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation will charge for picking up trash from outside people’s home.

The tax has been imposed across the federal capital and was approved by Islamabad Mayor Sheikh Ansar Aziz on Tuesday.

From today, people of Islamabad will be charged on a monthly basis for the collection of garbage.

An amount of between Rs300 and Rs1000 will be charged to collect garbage from state-owned homes, while the fee for private-owned houses will range from Rs400 to Rs4000.