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  • FPCCI demands uninterrupted gas supply to meet export targets

    FPCCI demands uninterrupted gas supply to meet export targets

    KARACHI: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Tuesday urged the government to allow gas connections to new industrial units and uninterrupted gas supply to existing units in order to meet export targets.

    Mian Anjum Nisar, President and Sheikh Sultan Rehman, Vice President of the Federation of FPCCI urged the government to provide gas connection to new industrial units as well as uninterrupted supply of gas to existing industries in order to meet export targets.

    They strongly criticized the stoppage of gas to industrial estates of Karachi by Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd, resulting in serious loss of productivity.

    This in turn leads to failure in meeting export orders on time and financial losses to exporters as they have to ship by air to meet the deadlines.

    They expressed their displeasure that industrialists of Karachi had to resort to sit-ins on this issue.

    They underscored the need to provide basic amenities like water, power and gas so that industrialists can focus their attention on increasing productivity and meeting export targets rather than protesting on the streets.

    They urged the government to wholeheartedly support the industry which is facing a very hostile environment and fighting for survival.

    “Failure to supply uninterrupted gas will lead to further closure of industry resulting in increased unemployment and serious law and order situation in the near future”, they added.

  • LTU Karachi identifies unregistered 100,000 commercial gas connection holders

    LTU Karachi identifies unregistered 100,000 commercial gas connection holders

    KARACHI: The Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU) Karachi on Wednesday said that it has identified over 100,000 persons having commercial gas connections but not registered with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).

    This was disclosed by chief commissioners of LTU Karachi at a press conference. The media interaction is part of the strategy to update about performance of tax machinery.

    Zulfiqar Memon and Girdhari Mal, the chief commissioners of the LTU Karachi, informed that the persons had been identified through data verification obtained from Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) and available record from tax offices.

    They said that the FBR would enforce mandatory sales tax registration on those commercial gas connection holders.

    About measures against tax evasion, they said that in the first four months of current fiscal year the unit examined financial records of companies and issued notices to around 10 companies for concealing Rs100 billion. They said that one company alone evaded Rs23 billion.

    The LTU officers said that the unit registered growth of 16 percent in revenue collection during first four months of current fiscal year. The revenue collection of the unit was Rs402.16 billion during July – October 2019/2020 as compared with Rs346.86 billion in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.

    They attributed the revenue growth to the recent reforms initiative by the government. They said that the reforms had resulted in economic activities and subsequently rise in revenue collection.

    Sector wise major revenue contributor was banking sector followed by refineries, oil marketing companies and textile etc.

    The LTU Karachi has jurisdiction over 5,056 big turnover units. As per criteria the LTU Karachi will have jurisdiction over a company having over Rs400 million turnover or Rs20 million as tax contribution in a year.

    Talking about the recent reforms initiatives by the government including proposed formation of Pakistan Revenue Authority (PRA), the officials said that the filed units were not against the government plan.

    However, they said, the FBR chairman had assured to address grievances of tax employees related to reform program.

  • FBR directs gas utilities to refuse commercial, industrial connections to non-ATL persons

    FBR directs gas utilities to refuse commercial, industrial connections to non-ATL persons

    ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday directed gas utilities not to provide connection to unregistered persons or not appeared on Active Taxpayers List (ATL).

    Chairman FBR Syed Shabbar Zaidi has sent letters to Managing Directors Sui Northern Gas Company Limited (SNGPL) and Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) wherein he has requested that consumers not present on ATL under Section 181A of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 may not be provided commercial and industrial gas connections.

    Section 181 AA states: “Notwithstanding anything contained in any law, for the time being in force, any application for commercial or industrial connection, of electricity or gas shall not be processed and such connection, shall not be provided unless the person applying for electricity or gas connection is registered under Section 181A.”

    Under this provision of law a person seeking gas connection should be on Active Taxpayers List of the FBR.

    The chairman has stated in the letter that many users of commercial and industrial gas connection do not fall within ATL of the FBR.

    The chairman has requested that the list of all persons using industrial and commercial gas connections be shared with FBR as soon as possible.

    Moreover, intimation may be issued by the company to the users of such connections to comply with the aforesaid conditions laid down under the Income Tax law.

    The chairman has suggested appointing a ‘focal person’ to coordinate with FBR for this purpose.