FBR survey proves MQM-P stance true: Mayor.

KARACHI -- Mayor Karachi Wasim Akhtar said the FBR survey proved our point true that Karachi contributes majorly in the country in revenue collection however no attention was given to provision of basic amenities to citizens of Karachi on governmental level, though we could further enhance national revenue collection by improving the infrastructure in Karachi. The policy makers should get a clear understanding of the situation of revenue recovery and availability of basic civic facilities in Karachi. He said this while commenting on the FBR Survey Report conclusion with regard to revenue recovery in big cities of the country. Mayor Karachi said the FBR had released the result of the survey conducted in the markets of big cities by selecting a few markets from each city. Karachi markets include those located in Saddar, Tariq Road, Clifton, DHA, Gulistan e Jauhar, Golimar from where record Rs 30.87 billion revenue was collected with 85,020 tax filers whereas tax collected from...