ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister for Revenue Haroon Akhtar Khan has said that the government is fully committed to promote tax culture and ensure transparency in revenue collection by adopting international standards of governance.
He stated this while addressing to the group of participants of national security and war course, during their visit to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) office.
Akhtar said that the government accession to the (OECD) Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance is proof of its commitment to tax matters. The government will continue its reform agenda and retain key economic targets and maintain macroeconomic stability, reduce fiscal and external vulnerabilities and promote growth supporting reforms.
He expects that Pakistan GDP to growth at an average 6 percent during next five years. He further said to control the corruption FBR reducing contact between tax collectors and the tax payers. He said we are satisfied with growth in revenue collection by the FBR and appreciate the measure taken to achieve fiscal prudence in the first quarter.
Federal Board of Revenue is struggling hard to increase the tax to GDP Ratio through broadening the tax base system this is the only way the Pakistan can move forward and we can leave the menace of debts but unfortunately no person want to pay taxes at his part. It is responsibility and national duty of each and every Pakistani citizen if he have taxable income then he must pay his share in taxes. Federal Board of revenue has showed tremendous performance in last four years.
