AJK PM emphasizes simplification of tax system to make it business friendly.

MIRPUR (AJK) -- Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan emphasized the need for removing existing complexities in the region's tax system to make it easier and business friendly.

The AJK PM made these remarks while addressing a high-level meeting of the Central Board of Revenue in the federal metropolis on Friday.

The meeting was attended by Minister for Finance and Inland Revenue Abdul Majeed Khan, Chairman Central Board of Revenue Faheem Ahmad Khan, Secretary Services and General Administration Raja Amjad Pervez Ali Khan, Principal Secretary Syed Shahid Mohi-ud-Din Qadri, Commissioner Inland Revenue Department AJK (Head of the Department), besides other CBR and IRD officials and others.

Speaking on the occasion, the AJK PM said that restoring the Inland Revenue Department to its original condition was the government's first priority.

Referring to complexities in the region's (AJK) tax system, he said that there was dire need to remove all the complexities and cumbersome procedures in the existing system so that businessmen and investors could have no problems.

The AJK PM stated that the CBR should encourage local industrialists, encourage taxpayers by making the tax collection system people friendly and transparent.

'Make people realize that our state is all that matters the most. You may disagree with the government but when it comes to the state, we are one and every single citizen of the state is bound to play a responsible role for its welfare," the AJK PM said.

The AJK PM directed the officials of the Inland Revenue Department to compile a list of the top 100 prominent tax payers of Azad Kashmir in a bid to appreciate their...