ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi says that instead of taxing the people, the government should reduce its expenditure.
former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi held a news conference along with Miftah Ismail and demanded a review of the federal budget.
He said that 500 billion rupees will be distributed to MNAs and MPs, money will be given to those who get political benefits, doesn’t FBR know how many cigarettes are made and what taxes are taken?
He said that Pakistan’s biggest expense is interest payment, no one will tackle diesel smuggling, factories in FATA do not benefit the people of FATA, FATA is a part of Pakistan, it should be taxed because these factories belong to FATA. People do not apply.
On the other hand, former finance minister Miftah Ismail said that if the smuggling of diesel and LPG is stopped and taxes are collected, there will be no need to collect any other taxes.
He said that the IMF said to tax agriculture and real estate, you did not do it, when did the IMF say to increase the ongoing expenditure.