PM Imran calls on business community to pay taxes for sake of country’s prosperity
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Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday stressed the need for the business community to contribute their bit to the country’s prosperity by paying their taxes.
The premier, who was addressing a gathering of heads of over 100 trade organisations, lamented that previous governments had wasted public money on the lavish lifestyles of their leaders, which was why people weren’t willing to pay taxes.
“When leaders live lavishly on public expense, who will pay taxes?” he questioned, adding that he was trying to change the culture starting with himself. “We reduced the expenses of the PM House by 40%,” he said. “I live in my own home, pay my own expenses. My salary is not enough to fulfill my own household expenses,” he added.
The premier also said that his expenses on foreign trips was 10 times less than what was spent by leaders before him.
“I'm just saying that I am starting with myself,” he said. “There should be a realisation about the need to respect public money,” he added, while seeking the business community’s support to raise the country out of the crisis. “Nations only rise when the whole nation is united. The government alone can't do it,” he said.
Underlining the need for increase in tax collection, the premier said that during the first year of his government, half of the amount collected in taxes went towards payment of interest on loans acquired by the previous governments. “And yet, we allocated Rs190 billion for the Ehsaas programme,” he said, adding, however, that there were many sectors that needed improvement such as education, health and provision of safe drinking water but that would only be possible if the government had the funds.
PM Imran also detailed efforts by his team to improve conditions for the business community, saying “we are continuously trying to figure out how to remove obstacles in the way of the business community.” He announced that earlier in the day, they had decided to remove the need for licences for 102 businesses, making the process simpler for small business owners.
During the meeting earlier on Monday, the PM had expressed concern over the complex licensing regime and said the requirement of licences for businesses of grocery, cloth and bakery were creating difficulties for the common man, Radio Pakistan reported.
He also directed to complete the process of eliminating the unnecessary licences in 30 days.
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Jan 20, 2020 09:59pm
Hopefull the tax mafia does not sabotage the neat message. Theives of the tax to blame and these theives included politicians. So hope for a positive change.
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Jan 20, 2020 10:00pm
What about the rationalization of taxes, tax return on time, privatization, government expenditures, interest rates etc etc, don't forget that they are stuck here because they are not getting value over their assets, more taxes will going to force them to strikes.
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Jan 20, 2020 10:03pm
What are the chances of people responding to this call.
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Jan 20, 2020 10:08pm
Great call to the business community to pay taxes on time like any other country in the world by the dynamic Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
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Jan 20, 2020 10:09pm
People are unable to buy wheat flour. You are talking about paying taxes.
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Jan 20, 2020 10:10pm
Business is down in the gutter, where do you want them to pay taxes from.
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Jan 20, 2020 10:10pm
The main reason for people not paying taxes is attributable to the failure of government in reducing corruption which infect hasincreased. It is also attributable to the inabilities of FBR to strengthen their rules and regulations which would bring evaders into tax bracket, for example capital gain taxes on sale of commercial properties, rental income on guesthouses, private houses and flats etcs.
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Jan 20, 2020 10:11pm
When Imran leaves govt. Pakistan will be no better than when he assumed office.
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Jan 20, 2020 10:12pm
How he can justify this call when his cabinet waved off taxes to many big businesses and his party connections recently.
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Jan 20, 2020 10:14pm
The business community is more interested in its prosperity then the country’s!
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Jan 20, 2020 10:17pm
PM and FM hopping capitals to talk about issues not relevant to day to day lives of Pakistanis is also waste of public money.
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Jan 20, 2020 10:23pm
Please share the list of what your Govt. can do alone?
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Jan 20, 2020 10:29pm
Mr PM, with all due respect,if people were that worried about the country, they would have been paying taxes all along. In today's world, with everything being so expensive, don't expect the people to go out of their way to pay taxes.
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Jan 20, 2020 10:32pm
PM should encourage businessesmen to take their products abroad and increase exports of the nation. The business community must change their mindset and strive to be the best in the international market. This initiates product research and innovations.
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Jan 20, 2020 10:32pm
Nobody pays taxes voluntarily. You have to have strict but reasonable tax laws.
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Jan 20, 2020 10:33pm
The government needs to make it a strict law, with severe consequences if someone doesn't pay their share of taxes, someone doesn't register as a tax payer, or their business, but to do that, we need fair pricing, people need to be able to eat and live. You cannot hammer them in their pocket with outrageous food and utility prices and expect them to pay taxes too. Lets be fair here. The government shouldn't be pleading to the public to pay taxes, for their country, family comes long before country, it's about survival
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Jan 20, 2020 10:35pm
How much Imran Khan Niazi himself has paid as tax, immediately prior to his becoming the PM.
R.S. Menon, Bangalore
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Jan 20, 2020 10:36pm
The previous governments managed to keep economy healthy even after this lavish lifestyle of few politicians. The Naya Pakistan government is so inept that they blame eating habits of pakistanis for rise in prices is essential food items like bread.
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Jan 20, 2020 10:38pm
People don't pay taxes because we don't have mechanism in place to force compliance. There is always an excuse for not paying taxes of stealing utilities - corruption is a bogus excuse.
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Jan 20, 2020 10:38pm
Lock up those who do not pay taxes, you have the power to do that.
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Jan 20, 2020 10:43pm
Start with Jhangir Tareen.
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Jan 20, 2020 10:44pm
@Saumya, India, did you even read the article properly and did you understand the message? It is a common sense to understand what he is trying to say. He is talking to the rich business community who make enough money not the poor people.
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Jan 20, 2020 10:44pm
@Saumya, India, but PM Imran Khan is not talking about India.
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Jan 20, 2020 10:45pm
Let them earn profit first...
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Jan 20, 2020 10:46pm
@Javed, I don't know which world you're living. The Textile industry has made good gains. Yes, there gains are overshadowed by high inflation but at least it's not like draining into gutters.
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Jan 20, 2020 10:48pm
Some one tell PM Imran that businesses don't pay taxes for the sake of not paying taxes! They simply evade it for lack of governmental writ and ability to prosecute, charge and punish tax evaders. They don't only not pay it because they think leaders will steal it out of national treasury. I can't believe Is PM really that naive?
After all whatever is collected in treasury is the same money being used to pay government employees and other governmental expenses.
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Jan 20, 2020 10:48pm
Sign of weak leadership
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Jan 20, 2020 10:50pm
Motivating and inspiring us to work towards building a bright future for ourselves is what IK should have been doing from day one. Instead he painted a rosy picture about our future and took it upon himself and his PTI to fix all of Pak's problems giving the population a sense that everything is under control and we can relax. Governments can mess up countries but they cannot build countries. Instead, its the masses that build countries. What we need from IK and the government are opportunities, primarily in the form of education and technical training, and the motivation to improve our state.
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Jan 20, 2020 10:59pm
it is a great message. it is the responsibility of everyone to pay taxes. But it is requested that documentation of economy needs time. it should be done gradually.
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Jan 20, 2020 10:59pm
And people don’t pay taxes because of ....,. wait for it ............. you guessed it MNS!!!!!
How much tax did IK pay last year ............you guessed it, virtually NOTHING!!!!!!
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Jan 20, 2020 11:05pm
Taxes, taxes and taxes!! When businesses are down, how do you expect to collect more taxes? The government's policies are dampening growth. they should worry about facilitating business, taxes will come automatically.
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Jan 20, 2020 11:05pm
Taxes do not cover government spending fully. Learn to live within means. All the price hikes on utilities are nothing but taxes. Your incompetent and worthless governance is wasting tax money.
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Jan 20, 2020 11:21pm
Main issue is that 40% small businessmen related with import businesses and govt priority to minimize the imports but fail to stop smuggling 35% are directly or indirectly connected with real estate and construction business but govt also discourage this sector instead to reguralize the undocumented economy govt harras the local and overseas investors which refers to big financial loss to economy and shake overseas confidence unfortunately govt focusing only 10 to 15% people means the big guns exporters and big stock players
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Jan 20, 2020 11:22pm
This is why countries has tax authorities it is not PM's job.
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Jan 20, 2020 11:23pm
Come on guys we have sold all the wheat grain available @30 rs/ 'kg, now we have to buy it @ 60/ kg..plz pay ur taxes
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Jan 20, 2020 11:25pm
Mr. Khan, it is far easier and convenient to hold past leaders for the present bad economic condition of the country. You were well aware of the situation left by your procedures when you promised the people of Pakistan, in the last election, to their country in New Pakistan.
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Jan 20, 2020 11:29pm
@Ash Man , None
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Jan 20, 2020 11:32pm
And from tomorrow , business community will start paying taxes ?
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Jan 20, 2020 11:39pm
This guys has totally lost it, sad, that he has been reduced to this ,
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Jan 20, 2020 11:39pm
Generations have flourished without paying taxes. The concept of taxes for Pakistani businesses does not exist. Imran Khan will have to come up with a alternative strategy. Government should move towards digitizing the economy. That is the only way to make people pay.
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Jan 20, 2020 11:39pm
No one pays taxes voluntarily anywhere in the world. , you make laws , you enforce the laws to collect taxes.
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Jan 20, 2020 11:41pm
Why is PM requesting. Is there not a law for Income Tax department to get things according to law? Sheer waste of time blaming past government. It is PM's failure to get people paying taxes on time. Stop blaming and start working for Pakistan.
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Jan 20, 2020 11:42pm
The reason USA, Europe and some Asian countries are top in the world because they don't request to their people to please pay tax. They have strong laws which everyone has to follow and cheaters not only get caught but also get hit with heavy penalties which they have to pay. If Pakistan govt. really want to collect tax in Pakistan they have to implement the law and have to make sure all related department honestly doing the job. Keep doing soft request won't help and people will be keep encountering these request with their non sense excuses.
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Jan 20, 2020 11:45pm
Mr. PM IK,
It’s a very disappointing statement from a head of state. It clearly reflects your weakness and ineffectiveness . These businesses are breaking the law and should be arrested .
I am so sorry to say that you were always quick to put NS family behind bar , did you ever request them to surrender .
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Jan 20, 2020 11:46pm
Still blaming previous government while taking loans or deferred payment of $6 B from UAE, Saudi, IMF each plus $2-3 billion from China and billions from short term debt markets of around $7-8 billion so total of around $ 28 billion new loans in 16 months.
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Jan 20, 2020 11:49pm
I have never heard this argument before that people don't pay taxes because their leader's live lavishly. People don't pay taxes for two reasons. First, they are not aware that their income is taxable (i.e. tax culture is not developed). Second, tax authorities do not have teeth or means to impose compliance of tax laws.
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Jan 20, 2020 11:54pm
Accuses past leaders of wasting public money on lavish lifestyles, which is why people don’t want to pay taxes. That is precisely right.
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Jan 20, 2020 11:56pm
@Faran, .......... Good Point.
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Jan 20, 2020 11:57pm
Question is who will protect these taxes from the thieves that have been looking our country
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Jan 21, 2020 12:00am
What a joke first you let Sharif leave the country with paying taxes on billions of dollars his business generated in Lahore.
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Jan 21, 2020 12:03am
Naysayers and being negative commentators is easy If one doesn’t like to contribute towards the prosperity of our country But this PM has stated the truth about paying taxes.
Major portion of any government revenue comes from taxpayers.
If you love Pakistan than pay fair share of tax!
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Jan 21, 2020 12:19am
@Changez Khan, Good suggestions, but in that case you may, most likely, lock up around 30% of the population behind the bars and if you lock up all these people, then who will run the businesses? This problem can not be solved overnight, it will take its own time, years of development. PM must work on this relentlessly. Pakistan’s young unemployed population is growing dangerously and it’s extremely dangerous.
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Jan 21, 2020 12:25am
@Saumya, India,
"People are unable to buy wheat flour. You are talking about paying taxes."
Hindustan ranks lower than Pakistan on the Global Hunger Index, but you're much happier offering lectures here than fixing your own back yard first. Masters of hatred and hypocrisy.
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Jan 21, 2020 12:25am
@mirza, most, if not all countries have tax regimes which set deadlines for submitting annual tax returns and levy penalties for not doing so. In poor countries a vast majority of people do not earn enough to be liable for tax. The rich are entitled to pay as little as they legally can but pay they must! This works very well in Western countries because they run the tax system very efficiently and honestly.
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Jan 21, 2020 12:26am
It is a bravest statement yet PATHETIC that head of the state has to plead and request taxes!
It shows how strong the LOOTERS have become in Pakistan. The west is prosperous because government agencies hunt down and prosecute the tax evaders SUCCESSFULLY !!!
Can Pakistani courts could do?
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Jan 21, 2020 12:28am
@Nadir UK, are you sure? Incredible if true!
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Jan 21, 2020 12:29am
we have given you the our votes, now do not be greedy and deliver with asking anymore.
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Jan 21, 2020 12:36am
How much efficiency of state owned enterprises have you improved within 2 years ? Steel Mill, PIA, SSGC etc are still in losses and you will use tax payers money to bail them out. Stop begging Khan sahab.
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Jan 21, 2020 12:36am
It's government responsibility to create better environment for businesses and collect taxes. Define and put laws in assembly. Medinah system never define in any syllabus. Be real
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Jan 21, 2020 12:37am
Look at Karachi , what improvement will my paying taxes bring about ??
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Jan 21, 2020 12:39am
how much tax does PM pay, i believe its a couple of lakhs.... pm saab pay your fair share of taxes, based on your lifestyle this should be multiple crores.
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Jan 21, 2020 12:40am
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, and the dynamic PM should pay very little in taxes?
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Jan 21, 2020 12:55am
Let not be critical and work with the PM’s message. Anyone can be negative and can expose his shallowness But few brave can step forward and be pragmatic.
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Jan 21, 2020 01:19am
I think we are at the cross roads of time. Do people in Pakistan want it to prosper, if yes pay your taxes. If not nothing is going to improve and we will be at the mercy of people like shahbaz/Nawaz and Zardari
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Jan 21, 2020 01:20am
For the sake of the country the PTI government should deliver on there promises. First they jack up the prices now people cannot buy even the basic commodity.
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Jan 21, 2020 01:21am
I love his message that Govt alone can't get Pakistan out of this situation. Every Pakistani would have to pay their fair share if they want to see Pakistan get out of current situation. I live in UK and we pay taxes like income tax, council tax, VAT.
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Jan 21, 2020 01:29am
Blease bay your taxes its your national duty.
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Jan 21, 2020 01:32am
@MANOJ, Maybe not tomorrow but next tax assessment time. Honest leader, attracts goodwill and payment of tax. Evil divisive leader attracts disgust and no payment of tax.
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Jan 21, 2020 01:37am
He is right.got to pay taxes.
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Jan 21, 2020 01:40am
Competence of government may encourage more businesses to pay
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Jan 21, 2020 01:50am
Is he going to declare and pay taxes on all the freebies he gets (food, flowers, use of airplane etc.)?
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Jan 21, 2020 01:52am
PM Imran, It is not you or any previous heads of government in Pakistan. It is the nature of majority of Pakistanis to avoid paying any taxes. Solution lay with tax collection process and corrupt tax collection government officials, They help many dishonest business people to avoid or cheat on paying taxes.
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Jan 21, 2020 02:20am
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad,
Mr. Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad,
And like the employees in Pakistan who pay the tax regularly and promptly.
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Jan 21, 2020 02:23am
@Changez Khan,
Mr. Changez Khan,
You are right.
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Jan 21, 2020 02:25am
Mr. Imran Khan we know that you are trying hard. It's about time that you should stop blaming previous Governments and bring out policies that will be good for the country. Your own Government has many corrupt and incompetent ministers and bureaucrats who are no different than previous Governments. You need to clean up your act. People support you but they are getting disappointed with your performance.
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Jan 21, 2020 02:37am
We all wish that this could be that easy, PM request payment of taxes and they will all line up to pay. Pakistan needs a comprehensive tax policy and its implementation across the board with no exceptions. Compliance would come gradually and during that time period the Finance ministry has to come up with other means.
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Jan 21, 2020 02:40am
IK is dealing with a very ill-informed public which thinks government can just print more money or borrow to keep functioning. IK’s team has been in place for 18-months or so & don’t have a magic wand which will overnight sort out the corruption & mis-management of the economy for past 40+ years.
This country has been plundered by all & sundry by not contributing their share for services we expect. In developed countries / economies collection of taxes is far far greater than in Pakistan. Just go & check tax rates in Scandinavian countries and there hardly anyone is allowed to get away without paying their share.
If this country (& it mean all eligible citizens & businesses) doesn’t amend its ways, then regrettably there’s no future for future generations & this crisis will perpetuate.
(Before anyone criticizes my comment, I pay over 43% of my income in various taxes. In addition we pay 20% VAT / GST on all purchases except foodstuff & property taxes for local services).
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Jan 21, 2020 02:41am
Imran PM should stop lying and first of all start paying his taxes honestly. Then he can advise others.
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Jan 21, 2020 03:05am
A true leader lead by example. Dear PM can you pl give us details of your tax payments?
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Jan 21, 2020 03:05am
The Prime Minister is trying to get Blood out of Stones if he expects that the Businessmen would pay taxes honestly.
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Jan 21, 2020 03:07am
Mr. Prime Minister, Have you paid Taxes Honestly?
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Jan 21, 2020 03:08am
An utter failure is what this is.
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Jan 21, 2020 03:11am
@Zak, Why don't you become an economic adviser? That will keep you busy from ...
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Jan 21, 2020 03:19am
This isn't rocket science. The business community has never paid its taxes not even in U.K. So you can imagine how they are used to guilt free tax avoidance and evasion. It's high time the business community starts its tax payments and that can only happen if it starts receipts and credit card payments strictly
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Jan 21, 2020 03:29am
So selling the cars didn’t achieve required money
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Jan 21, 2020 04:12am
PM Imran Khan is requested to ask FBR, what is Income Tax taken at import stage, and what is tax taken at source, nobody file claim to adjust these advance taxes, why because the corrupt staff ask for 50% of tax refund, hence businessmen don’t care. and let it remain treasury. All tender supplies Chequers have tax deductions. There is no tax hidden by those in tax net. The real culprits are those not in net ,and those having great black money,like markets, & mall owners, they take “pagree “ and do not issue receipt. The pagree should be legalized, and 10% tax be taken on each pagree, this will contribute billions, besides give some protection to those tenant who gave pagrees.
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Jan 21, 2020 04:28am
It must be clear to PM Imran Khan by now that people not paying taxes had nothing to do with the lavish lifestyle of the past prime ministers. And, Imran Khan's own lifestyle is still very lavish compared to an ordinary citizen. But I am pretty sure even if he moves into a hut people will still not pay taxes willingly.
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Jan 21, 2020 04:31am
The nation is waiting for a Messiah to come to solve their problems and unfortunately you are not. Feel extremely depressed by reading people comments
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Jan 21, 2020 04:49am
Cut army budget by 20% full stop.
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Jan 21, 2020 04:55am
Mr.Prime Minister. T is not a tradition in Pakistan for wealthy people to pay taxes they are supposed to pay, so why should just business people be penalized. Ask them to pay their fare share, but only when others also pay. When this happens, budget will be stable and rupee will be stronger.
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Jan 21, 2020 04:57am
@Sami Swati, yes, number of them have managed to pay very little percentage of the taxes they in fact owe. You wish to change the tradition? Good luck.
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Jan 21, 2020 05:00am
@AAA, what a great idea. They should join Maulana and bring the givernment down. However, if you love your country, pay fair share of
Taxes.
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Jan 21, 2020 05:02am
@Ash Man , it seems to me that chances have improved from 2 percent to 5 percent.
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Jan 21, 2020 05:11am
IMF Saudi and UAE didn’t help much? What about dam fund? what about cutting army budget by 20%? How about cutting politicians salaries and travel abroad with their own money?
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Jan 21, 2020 05:15am
Call it whatever. People must be forced to pay taxes.i pay my taxes in USA not for any other reason but fear of being put in prison Pakistan judiciary must be more efficient especially when it comes to tax litigation
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Jan 21, 2020 05:56am
Start using the tax money for Karachites - the highest tax paying city. Watch how everyone starts paying their taxes. Action speaks louder than words Dear honarable PM of Pakistan.
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Jan 21, 2020 06:14am
Now he can only beg business community for tax because he has ruled out prosecution.
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Jan 21, 2020 06:17am
@Zak, people living in foreign land are far from ground reality so hold on to your wish list till basic issues are fixed.
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Jan 21, 2020 06:28am
"Asking" businesses to pay tax? What a joke. Tax is a legislative requirement, it isn't optional.
Enforce the laws and collect what is due! Prosecute for evasion.
That is how it is done elsewhere.
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Jan 21, 2020 06:30am
With due respect Mr. Prime Minister, charity begins at home. Among your advisors and ministers and hanger-ons (who have taken oath to uphold the constitution of Pakistan) are members of business community who do not pay their dues properly. Start with them. And next, stop people leaving Pakistan on medical grounds, they not only never properly paid taxes, they looted money from the coffers of Pakistan. Get your house in order first, the rest I can assure you will follow.
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Jan 21, 2020 06:44am
First fix the corrupt system. Govt already collect huge taxes on everything. Most of the tax goes into pockets of politians..
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Jan 21, 2020 06:45am
Should he say it or DEMAND it?
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Jan 21, 2020 06:49am
Charity begins at home. Can the PM himself claim to have paid his taxes honestly? Just look at his tax returns and you will know. Problem is not with the old and new leadership. Problem is the total absence of values especially at the top. Our so called leaders are the biggest hypocrites themselves which is why nobody believes or follows them. PM Khan is marginally better than the rest but not the statue of virtue our media portrays him out to be.
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Jan 21, 2020 06:50am
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, “dynamic” PM can’t afford wheat or fix economy.
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Jan 21, 2020 06:53am
@Zak, Businesses can’t just take products abroad as they want to. There needs to be a demand for the product. How many Pakistani products actually exist for overseas market that do not have any competition? ZERO
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Jan 21, 2020 06:54am
Has he paid tax ever?
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Jan 21, 2020 07:12am
@Changez Khan, Lock up people ---and feed and house them?
They won't want to go back home!
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Jan 21, 2020 07:23am
@Zak, even people like you are giving suggestions to PM,can understand how pathetic the situation is.
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Jan 21, 2020 07:34am
Your job is to COLLECT taxes, not BEG for them.
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Jan 21, 2020 07:41am
If Imran would have made Dam then only trust would have been there that he is leading country to prosperity
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Jan 21, 2020 07:59am
For how long you will blame last govt for your own failure
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Jan 21, 2020 08:04am
@Javed, This excuse cannot be used by everyone. There are many in Pakistan who can pay taxes but do not pay their fair share. Look at tax filing of politicians for example..Infact alot of payments need to be back dated. The betterment of our country depends on this.
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Jan 21, 2020 08:42am
@Nadir UK, How much tax did you or your family pay. That is the question. Its easy to point finger isn't it. If you live in UK and work legally you would get a P60 document annually from the department of Inland revenue that would tell you how much tax you paid for that year if you qualified to pay as there is a threshold of income on which you pay tax. Unfortunately even in a country like Britain, self employed people for example SOME cab drivers are involved in showing a lower income to claim tax relief or benefits such as housing and income support, exemption from paying for prescriptive medicines. Yes there are genuine cases as well. Moral of the story is, Pakistan needs a proper tax collection set up. Pakistanis should pay tax if they qualify and are capable to pay tax.
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Jan 21, 2020 08:44am
PMIK is full of statements only. Unless policies are put into action it will take thousand years for us to develop. See Bangladesh and learn from them.
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Jan 21, 2020 09:08am
PM is absolutely right! We need to pay taxed. Pakistanis need to learn that not paying taxes will not help anyone in any way. Many Pakistanis, upon going abroad, also find ways to evade taxes and then it hurts them in the long term as they can't sponsor their loved ones. So, we need to accept the fact that taxes will be spend on 'us' and if we don't pay taxes then no one will pay for public goods and services.
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Jan 21, 2020 10:29am
It may be correct in-principle but it's NOT the only thing we need to do. Countries, as far as I know, cannot be run safely and efficiently on tax collection rants
Countries run on generation of wealth, while keeping in view population growth rate, inflation, etc and food, education security and balance of services, are some of the main aspects
It will be difficult to run PAKISTAN on London's rules and ways of sound business. We're far away from that!
Have mercy on Pakistan Mr PM. Look around and do something ingenious and please, stay indigenous.... Either get rid of these IMF imported so called servants of the capitalist system of interest based economy or at Least put them in the back seat Mr PM
Hope you read this and respond someday, sensibly. Best wishes
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Jan 21, 2020 01:05pm
@AdHawk, "Your job is to COLLECT taxes, not BEG for them." In a democratic system, people who are supposed to collect taxes are the same who are supposed to pay them. That's why a country cannot be run by shopkeepers. In a democratic system, it is always the shopkeepers who run governments. You are not able to devise a democratic system that can set aside the shopkeepers from making and implementing laws. Your problem will be solved only if you can devise such system. Good luck.
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Jan 21, 2020 02:16pm
what about fixing the system which deters them to pay taxes? How about clearly identifying and telling us the reasons for people not paying taxes?
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Jan 21, 2020 04:21pm
@Bts ,
Mr. Bts,
Good suggestion.
It should be implied.
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Jan 21, 2020 07:47pm
Its hard to convince anyone to pay taxes, when taxpayers money is being squandered by elected officials. The size of government is humongous, and output practically nil!
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