Pakistan

Pakistan's elite yet to pay their taxes

Express May 12, 2010

LAHORE: Punjab Excise and Taxation Department issued notices on Wednesday to multiple luxury car owners who owe Rs 600 million in taxes.

People who have not paid this tax to the government include former president Farooq Leghari, Abida Hussain, Zulfiqar Khosa, Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmood, Hina Rabbani Khar, Wasim Akram and Inzamamul Haq.

The amount of tax ranges between Rs 150,000 to 300,000.

The tax is charged on luxury vehicles with an engine capacity of 2.5 litres and above.

COMMENTS (6)

Syed A. Mateen | 14 years ago | Reply Some people join politics and become public servants to evade government taxes. To recover the losses, government taxes ordinary people. This is how country is running and then we go and beg from the World Bank and the IMF. In developed countries evasion of taxes is a crime which has no clemency. Unfortunately in Pakistan evasion of tax does not come under the definition of a crime?

Tirmizi | 14 years ago | Reply This is the bitter reality about Pakistan Elites and not just them the whole Pakistani Nation ... I mean the forced taxes are collected just fine , but the trend of filing returns by individuals is yet to be seen here ...

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Amna | 14 years ago | Reply Paying the tax is quiet essential yes! Just payed on my car but what fails me is the law came out just now.. Motors sent on Wednesday but it's binding on all luxury car post 2005?!

Meekal Ahmed | 14 years ago | Reply This is disgraceful but not shocking. And Ms Khar is going to present the next budget and talk about fiscal sustainability!

RAFIQ | 14 years ago | Reply its nt a new thing for pakistanis who did'nt pay their car taxes ,,

Nadir El Edroos | 14 years ago | Reply Astute politicians like Mr. Kaira would know better than anyone else (hopefully) that the reality of policy is quite different from its perception. While money may be being spent on the common mans security, as long as violence and crime continues no one is going to appreciate any expenditure made in the name of protecting the common man. On the other hand, when a fleet of new, shiny imported vehicles zoom pass crowds of pedestrians and commuters it will be glaringly evident who is a greater priority for the government of the day. Third, as Mr. Nawaz Sharif does not hold any official office why are tax payers footing the bill for his entourage? At last count he and his family were quite well off, I am sure they can afford some measly cars.

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