Former presidents of the Lahore Chambers of Commerce and Industry Mian Misbah-ur-Rehman & Farooq Iftikhar called on the Federal Minister for Finance Senator Ishaq Dar here at the Finance Division. SA to PM on Revenue Haroon Akhtar was also present during the meeting. The trade representatives were welcomed by the Finance Minister at the Finance Ministry. The former presidents gave a detailed briefing to the Finance Minister on the problems being faced by the business and traders community in the country and also gave their opinion about how these could be resolved.
The Finance Minister on the occasion assured that the government is sincere in solving the problems of the business community. The Minister on the occasion urged the business representatives to fulfil their responsibility of paying taxes honestly and play a constructive role in the national development. He assured that improving Ease of Doing Business is the priority of the government while FBR has also been instructed to facilitate the business community.-PR