PML-N Trader Wing President Nasir Saeed says so-called representatives want to destabilise country by staging protests
LAHORE: The real leadership of businessmen is negotiating with the government on the issue of 0.3 percent withholding tax on banking transactions thus an acceptable solution will be announced by government in this regard soon.
These comments were made by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Traders Wing Lahore President Nasir Saeed while talking to Customs Today.
He said that so-called traders’ representatives were working on an agenda to destabilise the country and their demand that the 0.3 percent tax on non-filer be withdrawn at once is improper.
The genuine leadership of the traders of the country is engaged with the government functionaries and the issue will be resolve on the table, Nasir stated.
He said that Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on the instruction of PM Nawaz Sharif has taken up the issue and will address all the reservations of the traders.
“The government and traders community is on the same page and both will work hand in hand to make the country prosperous,” he said.
He mentioned that the elements among the traders who are provoking the business community will have to like the dust subsequently.
He said that the traders need to understand strikes are not solutions to the problems as issues are always resolved through dialogue.
Muslin League-N traders wing has taken practical steps by forwarding its proposals and suggestions to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Ministry of Finance and the time is not far away when the issue will be solved amicably, he highlighted.
So called leadership that has resorted to strikes and demos against the state have no vision and idea and their agenda is to exploit the community for their vested interests, Saeed said.
“Traders’ community wants to play it pivotal role in the development of the country and make it Asian Tiger but a few elements de-track them for their own reason,” he pointed out, adding that the 0.3 percent tax is levied on the non-filers who evade taxes and pilling up black money.
“Traders issues resolved and reservations will be addressed on priority basis as PML-N leadership is working on it,” he said that genuine leadership of the traders is having a chain of meetings with Finance minister and FBR top officials on daily basis.
The issue of 0.3 percent withholding tax will be resolved as the FBR and Finance ministry both are positive in this regard, he concluded.
