07-30-2005, 09:18 PM
Dear Javed sahib
Your actions were individuals. Could you name just one economy in the history of mankind, who managed to got to the correct tax net by these type of appeals from the Governments and individual actions of people like yourself. If there was one please add to my knowledge.
Despite your health you took time to write and nobody had the decency to write you back thanking for the effort.
What does it all tell us
1. The Government does not know how to implement an effective and efficient tax structure. Hence there is no institutional setup to catch tax evaders. There is a setup (CBR) to collect tax but nobody is there to implement tax legislation. Its all self assessment without any checks and balances. If you think CBR is implementing the legislation then let me tell you there are 150 million people in pakistan, only 1.2 million pay tax and only 30000 tax payers declare their income to be more than 150,000 per year.
2. In the absence of any institutional setup, people like you and me try to play our part by responding to Govt appeals. Instead we should be slamming the Govts to either put up with the challenge or shut up.
3. Over and over again it has been pointed out that the intervention in the democratic process is leading the country nationally insecure. Intervention coupled with the self esteemed religious elements in the coutry pose a very clear and continual danger to our national security and needs tackling at once. I dont know how many experiences does these factions need to realise what they are doing is wrong. On average one diplomatic mistake is made per week but who is to question them.
You are elder and senior to me, I wont be suggesting anything but would like to mention that the best individual effort we can all make is to help real democracy (REAL DEMOCRACY) take roots. I think thats the best we can passs on to next generation.
I wish you well and good health.
Your actions were individuals. Could you name just one economy in the history of mankind, who managed to got to the correct tax net by these type of appeals from the Governments and individual actions of people like yourself. If there was one please add to my knowledge.
Despite your health you took time to write and nobody had the decency to write you back thanking for the effort.
What does it all tell us
1. The Government does not know how to implement an effective and efficient tax structure. Hence there is no institutional setup to catch tax evaders. There is a setup (CBR) to collect tax but nobody is there to implement tax legislation. Its all self assessment without any checks and balances. If you think CBR is implementing the legislation then let me tell you there are 150 million people in pakistan, only 1.2 million pay tax and only 30000 tax payers declare their income to be more than 150,000 per year.
2. In the absence of any institutional setup, people like you and me try to play our part by responding to Govt appeals. Instead we should be slamming the Govts to either put up with the challenge or shut up.
3. Over and over again it has been pointed out that the intervention in the democratic process is leading the country nationally insecure. Intervention coupled with the self esteemed religious elements in the coutry pose a very clear and continual danger to our national security and needs tackling at once. I dont know how many experiences does these factions need to realise what they are doing is wrong. On average one diplomatic mistake is made per week but who is to question them.
You are elder and senior to me, I wont be suggesting anything but would like to mention that the best individual effort we can all make is to help real democracy (REAL DEMOCRACY) take roots. I think thats the best we can passs on to next generation.
I wish you well and good health.
