“The approval process of the tax amnesty scheme has for the time being been suspended,” said Fawad, adding that earlier the plan was to enforce the tax amnesty scheme within 24 hours. Prime Minister Imran also directed to prepare a media strategy to sell the tax amnesty scheme and counter the opposition parties. Before coming to power, the PM had described the tax amnesty schemes as a source of legalising ill-gotten wealth by the ruling elite. But after coming to power, the PM had to consider a tax amnesty scheme within six months. The Pakistan Peoples Party has already announced it will bring a resolution to disapprove the tax amnesty ordinance in the Senate.

Source: The Express Tribune April 17, 2019 03:00 UTC