Islamabad:
The Senate Standing Committee on Finance directed the FBR to stop the purchase of 1,000 vehicles worth 6 billion rupees. Committee member Faisal Vawda says that the tax of 386 billion rupees is a shortfall. I will go to NAB against
According to Express News, the matter of FBR purchasing 1000 vehicles worth billions of rupees for its officers has reached the Senate Standing Committee on Finance.
The meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance was chaired by Senator Saleem Mandviwala, in which the issue of buying more than 1000 vehicles for FBR officers at a cost of 6 billion rupees was considered.
The committee members hurled questions at the FBR officials. Officials said that there is a plan to buy 1000 vehicles for the field staff, the field staff is sitting in the office, if they go to the field, there will be improvement in revenue collection.
The committee stopped FBR from purchasing vehicles, Salim Mandviwala said that earlier field officers used to go on bicycles?
Senator Faisal Vawda said that currently the FBR’s shortfall is more than 384 billion, cars are being given as their reward, this is a big scandal.
Faisal Vawda said that the FBR should withdraw the purchase order, bring half the tax of 384 billion and buy the vehicles, if they cannot eliminate the tax shortfall, then don’t buy the vehicles.
He further said that if the vehicles are bought, I will go to NAB against them.
Opposition to State Own Enterprises Amendment Bill 2024
Meanwhile, the Government Owned Institutions Amendment Bill 2024 was discussed in the meeting. Senator Anusha Rehman presented the State Own Enterprises Amendment Bill 2024.
The Finance Ministry opposed the State Own Enterprises Amendment Bill 2024 and the committee members supported Senator Anusha Rehman’s amendment.
Demand to remove PTCL from privatization list
Senator Anusha Rehman said that PTCL is still included in the list of government owned enterprises, PTCL was privatized in 1996, PTCL should be removed from the list of SOEs.
The Finance Secretary said that the SO Act has been implemented in conjunction with a development partner, there is no point in amending the SO Act.
