KARACHI: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr. Asif Mahmood Jah ne kaha ke unke chaar saal ke daur-e-kaar mein FTO Secretariat ne 57,000 taxpayers ki shikayatein hal ki hain, jo ke pichlay 21 saalon mein hal ki gayi 37,000 complaints se kahin zyada hain.
Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) ke ehtaram mein rakhi gayi farewell luncheon reception mein guftagu karte hue unhone kaha ke “Chhote taxpayers se le kar bari corporations tak, sab ko insaaf aur relief faraham kiya gaya.”
Dr. Jah ne bataya ke Chambers of Commerce ke saath mil kar FTO Secretariat ne honorary advisors appoint kiye, jinhon ne public-private partnership ko mazboot banaya.
Unhon ne kaha ke jab unhone daira-e-kaar sambhala, tab mulk mein 3.5 million taxpayers thay, lekin sirf 3,000 complaints aati thin. Ab complaint system itna asaan kar diya gaya hai ke “WhatsApp message se bhi case initiate ho sakta hai.”
FTO ne apne daur mein average decision time 30 din tak kam kar diya, jab ke kai cases ghanton mein hal kiye gaye. Unke mutabiq, Rs18 billion ke refunds ek saal mein aur Rs23 billion ke refunds aglay saal issue kiye gaye — kai purani rebate claims bhi FTO ke zariye release hue.
Vice Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG) Jawed Bilwani ne kaha ke FTO ne taxpayers ko waqt par insaaf faraham kar ke unki zindagi asaan banai. Unhon ne bataya ke 13 naye FTO offices mukhtalif shehron mein kholay gaye hain.
KCCI ke President Rehan Hanif ne Dr. Jah ko unki “outstanding services” par tribute pesh kiya aur kaha ke FTO ke tamam faislay FBR ne mukammal tor par implement kiye.
Event mein KCCI leadership, senior customs officials aur FTO advisors ne shirkat ki.
