ISLAMABAD: The State Minister for Revenue Hammad Azhar has stressed upon Pakistanis to contribute their due share in tax revenue so that Pakistan could move ahead.
Adelegation of the office-bearers and members of the Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA) met Minister of State for Revenue Hammad Azhar at FBR House to ensure him full support in FBR’s efforts for enhancing revenue collection.
The delegation told the minister the members of the Pakistan Tax Bar Association were willing to work with the FBR in any possible way for enhancing the tax revenues and promoting a tax compliance culture in the country.
The Minister appreciated their gesture and told them the government was fully committed to broadening the tax base and introducing equitable taxation whereby all those who had taxable income or businesses, would come up and contribute their due share of taxes towards the revenue generation and resource mobilization efforts of the government.
“Raising the tax revenues is the key to implementing the socio-economic agenda the PTI government has planned to take Pakistan forward as a prosperous and strong country in the comity of nations,” he said.
