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Tax Payers Are the True VIPs of Pakistan: PM Imran

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan says the government is working on a comprehensive plan to promote tax culture, reduce the tax rate, encourage taxpayers and bringing maximum people to the tax net.

He was addressing a ceremony in Islamabad this evening under the auspices of Federal Board of Revenue to award appreciation certificates to top taxpayers of the country in different categories.

Imran Khan said under the plan, the mindset of the entire nation will be changed to pay taxes to materialize the idea of forefathers of the country to make Pakistan a true welfare state.

Prime Minister regretted that at present only 1.7 million people are paying taxes in the country with a population of over 210 million.

He said our tax system is the most complicated one with the poor structure the world over and we need to immediately revamp it with revolutionary reforms in our economy, FBR and the taxation system.

Imran Khan said the government has decided to introduce digitalization to facilitate the taxpayers and reducing the undue intervention of FBR officials in tax collection.

He directed the Ministry of Finance and FBR to focus on promoting direct taxation to collect wealth from the elite class and spend it on the welfare of poor people who are paying equal taxes through the indirect tax system.