ISLAMABAD: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) President Ghazanfar Bilour said that government had promised to expand tax net to reduce pressure on the existing taxpayers and increase its revenue but the statistics released reveals tax filers have now reduced by 130,000, which was alarming situation for the government.
Addressing a dinner hosted in his honour by Ahsan Bakhtawari, Former Vice president, ICCI, hosted a dinner at his residence, Ghazanfar Bilour said present government tenure was going to end soon, therefore, he said that instead of putting more burden on the existing taxpayers, government should expand tax net.
Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Founder Group Chairman Zubair Ahmed Malik, outgoing chairman of founder group Khalid Javaid, vice president of FPCCI Atif Ikram Ikram and Karim Aziz Malik and a large number of representatives of business community, ICCI former officer bearers, Muhammad Naveed Acting President and Nisar Ahmed Mirza, Vice President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry were also present at the occasion.