He said that being an integral part of our society, businessmen also remained involved in politics in one way or the other and hence they could not avail the opportunity of TAS.

"It is also worth mentioning that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) failed to achieve the required result from this scheme due to the preoccupation of the elements concerned in other activities," he added.

Therefore, it is highly recommended that the validity period of this scheme should be extended for another one month.