Naya Tax Agency Cancel, Purane Officers Ki Chhatni Ka Plan
Pakistan's federal government on Monday dropped the idea of a new tax agency but decided to compulsorily retire non-performing officers by amending the Civil Servants Act. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed that reforms at the Federal Board of Revenue be accelerated and told it to bridge the tax gap. Officials said reforms have narrowed the estimated tax gap from 6% to 5% of GDP.
The FBR was told to submit a report on human resource restructuring within this week. After a threat of a pen-down strike by the Inland Revenue Service Officers Association was withdrawn, the prime minister said there was no room for an association that could blackmail the government. An FBR statement said two IRS officers were suspended and two others repatriated over an unauthorised press statement.
Dekho babu, ek bar suniye logic: naya tax agency banane mein saal lagenge, aur jab tak banega, usmein bhi wahi problem aa jayengi. Isliye naya mat banao, purane mein hi surplus ko 'severance package' dekar ghar bhejo. Matlab tension nahi lene ka, bas thoda shortcut.
Aur sabse mazedaar baat: officers ne strike ki dhamki di, phir wapas li. Pehle sarkaar ko pata chala ki tax gap 6 se 5 percent ho gaya. Matlab ek percent point ki khushi mein 'pen-down' ki dhamki. Hamare padosi ka tax office aisa hai, jaise shaadi mein jija: sabko khush bhi rakhna hai, aur samjhana bhi hai ki mithai kam hai.
FINAL VERDICTPakistan ke FBR ko Prachand Chutiya Department ka special award: 'Naya Mat Banao, Purane Ko Hi Naya Bol Do'. Padosi, pyaar se bol rahe hain.