Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to adopt new and reformed system for the tax collection and create ease for expansion of tax net in the country
ISLAMABAD (Pakistan Point News / NNI - 19th February, 2019) Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the Federal board of Revenue (FBR) to adopt new and reformed system for the tax collection and create ease for expansion of tax net in the country.Tax defaulters are enemies of the nation, they should be exposed, PM Khan said while chairing a high-level meeting in Islamabad regarding tax collection in Pakistan.Chairman FBR briefed the prime minister about steps being taken to bring defaulters into the tax net.
The prime minister was apprised that rupees 1.3 billion have been recovered from under trial more than 6,000 cases of the people, having high net worth.More than 6 billion rupees tax has been collected by the FBR in the cases related to off-shore companies so far, said Chairman FBR. He said Section 214-A helped in collection of rupees 1.573 bn rupees.The high-level briefing informed the premier that income of at-least 24.818 billion rupees is expected through the new measures taken by the FBR to boost its collection.
On the occasion, PM Khan directed the FBR chairman avoid disturbing tax payers, focus on the defaulters and expose them in front of the nation. He directed the Federal Board of Revenue to facilitate tax payers and bring non-filers and tax evaders under tax net.Ordering the stern action against the people, facilitating in tax evasion, the prime minister said government was perusing zero tolerance policy in this regard.It was told that 60 six cases of information and investigations are also being examined and over Rs1.
5 billion have also been collected in this matter.The Federal Board of Revenue apprised that mapping of 2000 plazas have been completed while automatic system to collect tax has been installed at over 2500 points of sale.It was told that a collection of Rs24.818 billion is expected under new measures taken by the FBR whereas Rs11. 882 billion have already been collected. NNI
