ISLAMABAD – Despite repeated requests, PM Imran Khan Tax Amnesty Schemeturns out to be failure so far, statistics have revealed.
Alarmingly, less than 250 Pakistanis have availed the new tax amnestyscheme so far.
According to a report by a local English newspaper, around 250 Pakistanishave paid a paltry sum of about Rs. 450 million in taxes despite a personalappeal by Prime Minister Imran Khan through his televised address.
The sources stated that results were extremely poor and people did notrespond to the personal appeal made by the Prime Minister and the campaignlaunched by the FBR.
The depressing numbers have forced the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) tokeep the figures away from parliamentarians and the federal cabinet. TheFBR has promised to share details with the federal cabinet next week.
The cabinet and the National Assembly Standing Committee on Financeseparately took up the progress on PM Imran’s black asset legalizing scheme.
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The report stated that Minister of State for Revenue Hammad Azhar washopeful the scheme would start getting a good response from next week as hewas receiving encouraging feedback from tax bars and Regional Tax Offices.
The asset legalizing scheme will expire on June 30. FBR Chairman ShabbarZaidi categorically told the National Assembly Standing Committee onFinance on Tuesday that the scheme would not be extended beyond June 30 dueto the start of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout program fromJuly.
“Generally, people tend to opt for the tax amnesty scheme in the lastweek,” said Zaidi, while responding to a question raised by a member of theNA standing committee.
