PESHAWAR:A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Wednesday inked between Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Higher Education, Archives and Libraries Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to aware students over taxation.
In line with the vision of Prime Minister of Pakistan for promoting taxation culture in the country, a special signing ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Higher Education, Archives and Libraries Department KP and Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) was held here at Civil Secretariat.
The ceremony was observed by Special Assistant to Chief Minister KP on Higher Education and Information Kamran Khan Bangash, Chief FATE FBR, Tehmina Aamer, Secretary Higher Education, Archives and Libraries Dawood Khan, Secretary FATE FBR Alam Zaib Khan and Secretary PR FBR Adnan Akram Bajwa.
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Provincial Secretary Higher Education, Archives and Libraries Department Dawood Khan and Chief FATE, FBR Tehmina Aamer.
On the occasion, Special Assistant to Chief Minister KP on Higher Education and Information Kamran Khan Bangash thanked FBR for introducing this idea of promoting tax culture among youth of the country. He expressed that the training sessions would enlighten the students about the necessity of tax payment which would make them tax compliant citizens.
He further said that MoU was aimed to promote tax culture and tax awareness in all educational institutions under Higher Education, Archives and Libraries Department. It would serve to promote positive taxation culture and awareness among students and teachers through different sets of activities, skills and experiential learning for making them responsible citizens.
“Training sessions will inculcate among students the significance of paying taxes and how to act the role of identifying tax evasion and reporting to the concerned tax authorities.
Federal Board of Revenue will educate and train students and teachers through taxation syllabus, training sessions and seminars. According to signed MoU, Higher Education, Archives and Libraries Department would provide access to FBR for conduct of training and awareness activities in maximum provincial government educational institutions. This MoU will be applicable for three years, Kamran Bangash added.
FBR has decided to launch countrywide awareness sessions through seminars and training sessions to promote tax culture which would help to increase the number of taxpayers and revenue for the country.