ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has apologized to an 82-year-old taxpayer over administrative injustice by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
The President, in a press release issued on Sunday, has expressed dismay over the treatment of aged taxpayer by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and directed FBR chairman to take punitive action against the entire chain of decision-makers involved in the case.
Apologizing to the senior citizen Abdul Hamid Khan, President Arif Alvi said: “Our heads should hang in shame for the inconvenience caused by FBR to the senior citizen.”
The president took exception to the decision of FBR against the senior citizen in which the bureau had refused to refund a paltry sum of Rs 2,333 on frivolous grounds and dragged him into unnecessary litigation spanning over a year.
The FBR chief was further directed to look into the entire system of irresponsibility and corruption.
