FBR rebuked for deferring discounts installment

FBR rebuked for deferring discounts installment

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KPCCI) has asked the central government to pay heed to the "postponing strategies" utilized by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to deny citizens of early discounts. 

Talking at the thirteenth Business Excellence Award on Thursday, KPCCI President Zulfiqar Ali Khan said KP and Balochistan were confronting different treacheries too. For example, the force supply given to KP was around 1,400 megawatts against its due offer of 2,600MW, he said. 

National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and KP Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra were visitors on the event. 

He said charge discounts of the considerable number of areas added up to Rs300 billion while KP's offer was just Rs3bn, however that being said it was not discounted. He encouraged Mr Sadiq to assume his part to change the grievances of KP citizens. 

He said that regardless of surplus gas delivered by KP, the general population of the area were confronting load-shedding and low gas weight. "It's the obligation of the government to give alleviation to the general population, especially to the business group." 

Reacting to the KPCCI's requests, Mr Sadiq said the chamber would be given representation in sheets of executives of all government divisions with the goal that they could raise voice for their rights on applicable gatherings. 

Mr Jhagra, Businessman Forum pioneer Senator Ilyas Bilour, Business Excellence Award Committee Chairman Raiz Arshad and previous KPCCI president Sharafat Ali Mubarak likewise talked on the event. 

Outside representatives including Sari Lankan envoy, Iranian emissary general at Peshawar, KP Finance Minister Muzafar Said, and authorities of different government and private associations likewise went to. 

Recompenses were given to individuals on the premise of noticeable part in modern, business, development, administrations and retail divisions.