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Tax target is difficult to achieve without masses cooperation: Shabbar Zaidi

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman Shabbar Zaidi said today  that collection of tax in Pakistan was very low so they were trying to improve the system by achieving a tax target to stabilize the economic situation.

In an interview, he said they have set a big tax target. “I am working according to a long-term strategy”, he added. “We have collected all the data and will discuss it with the experts”.

FBR chairman expressed that they have to take businessmen in confidence. People won’t pay tax until and unless income tax officer do not get on their nerves, he added. “It is important to improve the economy by building trust with businessmen”.

 

 

 

 

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.