Taxes are being collected according to the fixed target, taxing on agriculture is the authority of the provinces, Chairman FBR's briefing:
Islamabad (Urdupoint Newspaper Latest. 05 October 2023) Chairman FBR has said that the proposal of imposing tax on general shops in the country is not currently under consideration, taxes are being collected according to the set target. According to the details, a meeting was held on the country's economic situation under the chairmanship of caretaker Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar, Chairman FBR gave a briefing along with board members, measures to prevent smuggling and revenue collection were given a briefing.
No proposal to levy new taxes is under consideration, taxes are being collected as per the set target, taxation on agriculture is the power of the provinces, no proposal to levy tax on shops is currently under consideration. On the other hand, the government has imposed a health tax of Rs 4350 per employee per year under the "Health Convenience Card Program" on government employees.
Health tax will be deducted from the salaries of all government employees, this tax will be required if husband and wife are government employees, only one person will be liable to pay this tax, without it, no government employee will pay his family. There will be no free health facilities in government hospitals.
Teachers, clerk organizations have rejected the decision and cut. Central Senior Vice President of All Pakistan Color Kiss Association Shahzad Kayani said that the former PTI government had given free health card to the entire nation with Rs 10 lakh in it. It has started taking money from employees and spending it on them, which is wrong.
Similarly, according to another media report, the World Bank has demanded a tax on the salaried class earning less than 50,000. Currently, income tax is not imposed on people earning up to Rs 50,000 per month, while the prime tax rate is 35% on people earning more than Rs 5 lakh. The World Bank has also demanded prime tax on salaried people earning less than 5 lakh rupees. Accepting the proposals given by the World Bank will reduce the financial burden of the salaried class, which is already one of the most burdened. Paying more taxes. During the last financial year, the salaried class had deposited less tax of 264 billion rupees.
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