Cellular companies not paying Rs400bn per year tax to FBR: NAB chief

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Cellular companies not paying Rs400bn per year tax to FBR: NAB chief
By Arshad Hussain -
November 27, 2017
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KARACHI: Mobile telecommunication companies in Pakistan are not paying Rs 400 billion per year taxes to Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), NAB Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal said here in a meeting with FBR officials here in Islamabad.

NAB Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal stressed upon improving tax collection system of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Government of Pakistan as Pakistan is investor’s friendly country and is the best country for Foreign Investment and we should try utmost for collecting taxes for protecting our national interests as per law.

He said that mobile phone companies are not paying Rs 400 billion due taxes to the FBR. The potential tax is not being allegedly collected and deposited in the national exchequer by mobile phone companies as reported, he said.

The chairman NAB said that NAB has seven regional Bureaus which have been headed by Director Generals of NAB who have already been directed to ensure resolving people’s corruption-related complaints as per law. The complainants must also be informed about the status of their complaints.

He said that strict action should be taken against those NAB officials who call again and again the innocent people unlawfully and reopen the inquiry investigation once those have been closed.

 

[Shah Khalid]

I Don't Know Whats Worse That They're Not Paying Taxes Or That Ufone Has Cancelled The Advertisement Contract With Adeel Hashmi and Has Launched A Stupid #Befikri Ad(I Think They Have Just Awarded Ad Contract This To Some Near and Dear One of Anushey Rahman)

 

[POPEYE-Sailor]

when u have blessing from shairf n zardari..!! then u do not need to pay tax ..!!

 

[Samlee]

Mobile Companies Have Become Cartel Like The Automotive Cartel.They Give Substandard Service and Charge More and Evade Taxes.

BTW If Their Tax Liability Comes More Than $4 Billion Per Year What Must Be Their Earning????Man

And Can I Ask For How Much Was Their License Auctioned??????

 

[Sugarcane]

Mobile Companies Have Become Cartel Like The Automotive Cartel.They Give Substandard Service and Charge More and Evade Taxes.

BTW If Their Tax Liability Comes More Than $4 Billion Per Year What Must Be Their Earning????Man

And Can I Ask For How Much Was Their License Auctioned??????

Major part of the taxes is GST, FED and Advance Taxes. Which they are paying from Customer's pocket.

 

[Cookie Monster]

when u have blessing from shairf n zardari..!! then u do not need to pay tax ..!!

It's simple instead of paying the actual tax they just shove a fraction of it down the throats of these haram khor politicians and the politicians look the other way.

 

[RescueRanger]

Mobile operators in Pakistan are heavily taxed, what is the FBR on about?!

 

[Sugarcane]

Mobile operators in Pakistan are heavily taxed, what is the FBR on about?!

Nothing special, applying same rule of sucking more money from mango man.