Friday, 29 March 2024, 03:14:15 pm

Taxpayers' Directory 2017 launched
February 22, 2019

Minister of State for Revenue, Hammad Azhar launched the Taxpayers' Directory 2017 for Parliamentarians and all taxpayers in Islamabad today (Friday).

Speaking on the occasion, he said objective of launching the tax directory is to increase financial transparency and sharing information with the public that how much the public representatives had been paying taxes to the exchequer.

The Minister said measures are being taken to overcome trade and budget deficit. 

Speaking on the occasion, Chairman FBR Jehanzeb Khan said it has been the fifth consecutive year that the Tax Directory for the Parliamentarians and the Tax Payers published by FBR.

He said increasing the number of tax payers and improving the Tax to GDP ratio has been the top most priority of the current government.

The Chairman FBR said there has been a 34% increase in the number of tax filers because of the steps taken by the institution.