ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed to use modern means fortax collection to bring non tax payers to the tax net and to facilitateexisting tax payers.
Chairing a meeting regarding government’s steps to collect revenue inIslamabad on Tuesday, he said tax evaders are foes of the nation and thecountry and they do not deserve any concession.
The Prime Minister said focus should be made on tax evaders and non-filersinstead of harassing regular tax payers. He said tax evaders and non-taxpayers should be exposed before the people. He said indiscriminate actionshould be ensured against tax evaders and FBR officials, who facilitatetheft of tax.
The meeting was informed that over six thousand cases of high net worthindividuals are under review from which a total income of over two billionrupees is expected of which 1.3 billion rupees have so far been received.
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It was told that sixty six cases of information and investigations are alsobeing examined and over 1.5 billion rupees have also been collected in thismatter.
The Federal Board of Revenue apprised that mapping of 2,000 plazas havebeen completed, while automatic system to collect tax has been installed atover 2,500 points of sale. It was said that a collection of 24.818 billionrupees is expected under new measures taken by the FBR and 11. 882 billionrupees have already been collected.
