ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar launched Taxpayers Directory 2015 here at the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Headquarters on Friday.
Addressing a ceremony, Ishaq Dar said that it was the commitment of PML-N government to publish tax directory of general taxpayers and parliamentarians. “It is third time that our government is issuing taxpayers directory and Pakistan is the only fourth country in the world to publish such kind of directory,” he said.
“We took approval from federal cabinet and fulfilled all kind of formalities to publish and today the FBR will upload this directory,” the minister added.
He said that in previous directory record of around 856,000 was published but in this directory record of around 1,074,000 taxpayers has been published. “Everyone can check it, we are committed to restrain the privileges of privileged class as we terminate the special SROs and other privileges and are committed to enhance revenue in the country,” Ishaq Dar said.
Ishaq Dar congratulated FBR Chairman Nisar Mohammad Khan and all staff for achieving their targets and making it possible to publish this directory.
The ceremony started with recitation of holy followed by welcome to all guests and dignitaries by FBR Chairman Nisar Mohammad Khan.
