KCCI has contested the tax collection data related to the city presented by FBR, raising questions over the discrepancy in statistics. KCCI President Agha Shahab Ahmed Khan said that the FBR reported Karachi’s income tax collection at PKR 209Bn in 2018, while district-wise it was shown that Karachi contributed PKR 186.3Bn, including central (PKR 9.06Bn), east (PKR 34.1Bn), south (PKR 114.2Bn), and west (PKR 28.9Bn) which clearly indicates a discrepancy of PKR 23Bn. KCCI president further said the selected market data of the cities constituted just 25.7% or 413,859 filers out of 1.6Mn non-salaried individuals and association of persons, “making it an incorrect estimate of the size and share”. He requested the govt. to look into this serious matter and grill the FBR for releasing such an irresponsible analysis, direct the revenue collection authority to immediately withdraw the ‘fabricated’ analysis and issue a revised version which must carry comprehensive and accurate fact and figures about Karachi.
23/9/2020