Restoration of Cellphone Tax by Supreme Court of Pakistan , Step in right direction

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan ordered today (April 24) to restore all the suspended taxes on mobile phone top-up cards.

A three-member bench of the SC headed by Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa remarked that the Supreme Court will not intervene in public revenue and tax collection matters pertaining to advance tax on mobile phone top-up card case.

-Restoration of tax card phones to help generate Rs 15 billion in two months.

-Tax collection on card might help generate Rs 7.5 billion a month.

-Before the apex court decision tax collection was around Rs 90 billion.

-In July 2018 apex court halted tax collection on cellular phone cards.

-Overall tax collection of the government form cellular phone stood around Rs 147 billion.

-Government collect tax of 12.5% as withholding tax and 17% to 19.5% as FED.

‘Suspension on top-up card tax in 2018‘

Last year in June 2018, under former CJP Justice (retd) Saqib Nisar in the SC took suo motu notice and ordered suspension in tax collection on top-up cards of mobile phone. He remarked that people were being robbed by paying taxes more than the fixed amount.

Attorney General for Pakistan Anwar Mansoor Khan objected to the judicial decision saying that there is no notice on the implementation of phone card taxes. Due to the order of tax omission, the government is being deprived of a large amount of revenue. If someones wants tax refund then that person is applicable to talk to the relevant commissioner, he added.

Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa said that the notice of the mobile phone card was taken on the order of five judges. Taxes were being collected from millions of people, even from poeple inelgible to pay it. The TV license tax is also being collected from every citizen. Income tax is not applicable for every TV viewer but still everyone pays it, he asserted.

Justice Ijazul Ahsan remakred that collection of tax from a person who is ineligible to pay it is a violation of fundamental rights.

Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman Tariq Mahmood appeared in SC Branch Registry Lahore on mobile phone top-up cards tax deduction and informed court that 130 million people use mobile phones in Pakistan. To charge them on phone calls is companies’ personal process. Only five percent of Pakistanis pay tax, he added.

Justice Ijazul Ahsan remarked that how can the tax be collected from those who are not even in tax net? Chief Justice questioned that how did a handcart vendor who uses phone can be added to the tax net? How can mobile tax be applicable to all 130 million people? It is discrimination not to differentiate between the taxpayer and those who do not have to pay it.

The SC suspended all taxes imposed by mobile phone companies and the FBR, giving them respite to implement orders in 2 days. The court hold it unlawful to collect Rs63 on the top-up of Rs 100. SC ordered to make a comprehensive policy for tax collection on mobile phone cards.

On the issue of tax deduction on mobile phone cards, the FBR replied that despite the tax, mobile phone usage in Pakistan is cheaper than many countries. Taxes in Pakistan are less than Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. There are many types of taxes for consumers in other countries.

Today, all taxes withheld earlier by Supreme Court on June 12, 2018 now ordered to be restored. Hence all taxes will now be applicable as it used to be.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Registered Auto in Pakistan a 100 rupee per month Permit Tax on them would yeild 25 Billion Rupee Collection in 12 months

These figures do not show if motor cycles are included in this chart

Motor Owner Road Access Permit
100 Rupee / Month permit won't kill motor drivers

Must be displayed on dashboard of car
Monthly Permit you have paid to access roads
You could pay for whole year 1200 rupee and get Annual Permit and display it in your car

Train Traveler Tax

If Railway department can increase passenger riders on Train from 52 million per year to 100 Million Riders per year that would double the tax collection
We could collect modest 10 Billion from Tax

Air port traveler Tax

TV Import Tax

(Collect 100 rupee monthly from TV buyer after he is registered when orders cable TV, the 100 rupee is charged to the owner of TV every month )

Petroleum Lust

Since 2008 we have lost track of Oil we import oil from outside Pakistan

In 2000 Barrel of oil was around $40.19 per barrel
In 2019 Barrel of oil is around $46.25 per barrel Only 6 more dollar

So ??? We are paying 140 Million per month now!!! Scam !!!!
Or we are just driving more Motor cars, Motor cycles and electric generators used for electricity


What happened since 2008?? That oil graph just goes crazy since 2008 when Musharaf government disappears , is someone smuggling oil out to India or Afghanistan how can so much oil is needed after 2008????

 

[Sine Nomine]

Let's do some maths....

• On load on 100,we pay 25(100-25=75)
• Out of 75 we pay almost 15 more in term of 19% sales tax.
• So,you are only left with 60.Out of every 100 you load,you just get 60.
• If i am not wrong that's most taxed item in Pakistan.(40% of every amount you load you are losing)
• What is formula which permits them that?

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

It's ok because people don't like to file Tax forms

 

[VCheng]

Let's do some maths....

• On load on 100,we pay 25(100-25=75)
• Out of 75 we pay almost 15 more in term of 19% sales tax.
• So,you are only left with 60.Out of every 100 you load,you just get 60.
• If i am not wrong that's most taxed item in Pakistan.(40% of every amount you load you are losing)
• What is formula which permits them that?

What, if any, limits are prescribed in the laws that prohibit such high rates of taxation by the executive branch on any item? The Supreme Court never had this authority to meddle in such issues of taxation in the first place, and it was done only to exert additional pressure to remove the previous government in any way possible, a matter of shame for the highest court in the land under the previous Chief Justice, who chose to act as a willing tool.

 

[Sine Nomine]

What, if any, limits are prescribed in the laws that prohibit such high rates of taxation by the executive branch on any item? The Supreme Court never had this authority to meddle in such issues of taxation in the first place, and it was done only to exert additional pressure to remove the previous government in any way possible, a matter of shame for the highest court in the land under the previous Chief Justice, who chose to act as a willing tool.

So a stopping state from robbery brought a corrupt mafia down.
Wow!
Getting 40% out of every recharge is daylight robbery.Peoples are forced to pay 25% at the time of recharge and then they have to pay on every usage.It looks like so called executive branch and cellular companies are out on robbery mission.

It's ok because people don't like to file Tax forms

Just look at tax form.

 

[VCheng]

So a stopping state from robbery brought a corrupt mafia down.
Wow!
Getting 40% out of every recharge is daylight robbery.Peoples are forced to pay 25% at the time of recharge and then they have to pay on every usage.It looks like so called executive branch and cellular companies are out on robbery mission.


Just look at tax form.

So why did the SC restore the tax?

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

If Karachi Tanker mafia is stopped 8 Billion Dollar can be saved and may be your cell phone tax can be reduced
Help stop Karachi Tanker mafia

**My parents told me they now even charge 8,000-10,000 per tanker in Summer time

 

[Sine Nomine]

So why did the SC restore the tax?

Milli baghat hai.

 

[VCheng]

Milli baghat hai.

If true, that would be a sad commentary of the state of affairs in the country at the highest levels.

 

[Sine Nomine]

If true, that would be a sad commentary of the state of affairs in the country at the highest levels.

Sub gool maal hai bahi sub gool maal,wo dam fund ka kiya bana hai?

 

[VCheng]

Sub gool maal hai bahi sub gool maal,wo dam fund ka kiya bana hai?

Konsa Dam(n) Fund? Raat gai, baat gai.

 

[Sine Nomine]

Konsa Dam(n) Fund? Raat gai, baat gai.

Karaz uttaro,mulk sanwaroo

 

[VCheng]

Karaz uttaro,mulk sanwaroo

Same book, different page. Works every time.

 

[Counter-Errorist]

The problem with these taxes is that they hit the poorest the hardest. More importantly, we need to promote internet usage to help stimulate the economy. More expensive data plans would mean less reliance on mobile tech.