Elaborating financial powers supposedly given to the elected people at the district level, Mohammad Ali Khan said every district assembly would be mandated to levy community-based taxes. “But the governments would have to advertise the nature, scope and other details of the proposed taxes much before taking up it for approval at the district assembly.” he maintained. People being taxed would have to be taken into confidence about the tax before time as the present government seriously wanted to do away with the “overnight tax” culture.
He said the NRB was working on the reforms agenda side by side with the introduction of district governments. “We are working on the ways and means to bring about reforms in bureaucracy, administration, judiciary and economy at the district level and with the upgradation of our efforts. These reforms will be lifted to the provincial and ultimately to the federal level, “he said.
The NRB member said that Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution would be enforced to hold back corrupt and defaulters from entering into mainstream politics.
Khan declared that the phenomenal growth of a financial group engaged in Islamic banking was considered a threat by Zionist interests which have consistently tried to undermine us.
