LAHORE: Chief Coordinator Tajir Dost Scheme Naeem Mir has stated that collecting tax from whole sale and retail sectors is the biggest challenge.

“Traders have enjoyed unannounced amnesty and the government has taken full care of them during the course of 77 years but now it is serious in collection of tax from them.

He expressed these views in a meeting of visiting retailers at Central Secretariat.

“The culture of tax evasion since generations needs to be changed now as the fiscal resources cannot be enhanced without collecting tax from the traders,” remarked Mir while highlighting the state of the state’s monetary resources.

He stated that a particular political party is trying to politicize the Tajir Dost Scheme but its objective would be fully thwarted as negotiations are going on between FBR and traders and consensus would soon be achieved between both the sides. He further suggested the non-filer traders for getting themselves registered through Asan Tax return form.

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