Following farmers’ protests, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government decided to reduce provincial tobacco development restrictions by 100 percent.

In the annual budget, the development cess on virginal tobacco (Virginia (flue-cured, barley and dark-air-cured) was fixed at Rs 50 and now the cess is reduced by Rs 30 on other categories.

Now a tax of Rs 25 per kg will be levied on Virgin and Rs 15 per kg on other varieties.

The bill on finance was presented to the regional assembly on Tuesday.