LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Finance Dr Aisha Ghous Pasha has said that the payment of taxes is a necessity for the development of a nation and is rightly considered a part of our national obligations as the citizens of the Pakistan. She expressed these views while addressing the launching ceremony of Sales Tax Real Time Invoice Verification System (STRIVE).
The Punjab government, through its words and actions, has explicitly demonstrated that every penny of public exchequer is spent on public welfare in form of better health services, outstanding transport facilities and infrastructure, she said. She added that without taxes, none of the completed or ongoing development projects would have been undertaken.
The provincial minister said that the Punjab government is striving hard to build a society based on the principles of social & economic justice. As part of our ambitious growth and development agenda, we are investing in the socio-economic capital of the province, she said. In doing so, our aim is to attain a growth trajectory that brings a qualitative change in the lives of the people, especially of the poor & marginalised sector. She further said that she firmly believes that if we are able to capitalise on our endowments, which we are richly blessed with, the objectives of balanced and inclusive growth will definitely be achieved.
STRIVE is another milestone of Punjab Revenue Authority which would not only provide a clean and correct analysis of tax revenue but also help increase the tax net which will provide the government additional revenue to further initiate and develop useful welfare projects, she said.
