Loud Thinking

Figures collected by NADRA last year show

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Ø There are 1.611 million people who frequently embark on international tours but do not pay a single penny as income tax.
Ø About 584,730 Pakistanis have multiple accounts in domestic and multinational banks, but do not possess NTNs.
Ø Over 56,000 people live in posh areas and more than 20,000 people own luxury cars, still pay no income tax.
Ø There are 66,736 individual consumers who pay large utility bills, but no income tax.
Ø More than 13,000 people have licenses of both prohibited and non-prohibited weapons, but they do not possess an NTN.
Ø There are 25,130 people who are engaged in lucrative professions like medicine, engineering, law and chartered accountancy, but they do not pay a single penny as income tax.
Ø Nearly three million people possess a National Tax Number (NTN), but only 1.4 million of them filed income tax returns last year.
Ø Punjab has the lowest tax to GDP ratio in the country.

Compiled by Mr. Rafiuddin Sheikh (Karachi).