Number of missing NATO containers higher than reported: FTO

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Number of missing NATO containers higher than reported: FTO

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Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr Shoaib Suddle has said that actual number of missing NATO containers was more than reported number, Dunya News reported on Tuesday.

08 February,2011 09:21 pm

While addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Dr Suddle said that actual number of missing NATO containers was higher than reported. He further said that some FIA investigation team member wants to misguide the court. He should that all the culprits should be brought to justice. He revealed that tax collection potential of Pakistan is about Rs.4-5 trillion. “We have come to know that there is a pilferage in the taxation system and resultantly we are only collecting one third of the tax potential”, Dr Suddle said .Highlighting the performance of FTO Secretariat, he said that in the year 2010, the Office of Federal Tax Ombudsman received 1446 individual complaints of which 955 pertained to income tax, 276 to sales tax, 205 to customs and 10 complaints involved the Federal Excise Duty.