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With regards to the news “700,000 tax thieves to be clawed this fiscal year” published yesterday; as per the statement of the foreign minister, notices to 200,000 tax dodgers have been sent while the remaining will be under tax net by end of the year. Tax to GDP ratio is roughly 9 per cent. So, what is the percentage of direct taxes? If the report is pointing out the percentage of total taxpayers, that is abysmal. Around 2 million people in Pakistan paid direct taxes last year, out of a total of 3.2 registered taxpayers and that also out of a population of 170 million. If the report talks about rates of direct taxes, then they are slab wise, progressive.

Shoaib Ansari
DG Khan

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  1. some of people dont give tax,quetta trader h.m.rasul and h.gulalai thy r mony changer but they say at people of govermint we r trader of dry fruits,they won carur rupes

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