Bribing the rich and bleeding the poor
February 2, 2023
Digital courts
February 17, 2023
Change Pakistan NOW
1. Reduce the number of ministers / advisers from 78 to 10
2. Announce 20% budget cut for every department and ministry across Pakistan – may it be civil, judicial or military.
3. Approximately 150,000 government vehicles used by government officers all across Pakistan be withdrawn, sold and money deposited in state exchequer. 5% of these vehicles may be retained in government car pools for specific assignment on requisition basis.
4. All fuel allowances of all government officers across Pakistan be done away with.
5. Every government officer must receive a flat sum as salary, with no extra allowances, entitlements or hidden perks.
6. The Chief Justice of SC must receive the highest salary in Pakistan, and this must not exceed Rs400,000. Likewise, his pension must not exceed Rs150,000. The salaries and pensions of all other government officials, civil, military, ministers and parliamentarians must be correspondingly reduced.
7. All cars about 1000 cc must be taxed (proportionate to their engine size), using QR code sensing cameras installed at all main intersections, roads and highways.
8. Remove all ACs and TV sets from all government offices across the country.
9. Reduce business hours to 7 pm to save electricity.
10. Limit per passenger forex amount travelling abroad to $2000
11. Limit per person forex allowance travelling to Afghanistan to $200.
12. Institute urgent programs of import substitution of:
a. Imported coal
b. Imported palm oil
c. Imported Chinese electrical goods
d. Imported Hot rolled steel coils
13. Totally stop recognition of non-filer category of individuals . Non-filers must not be allowed to send money abroad, foreign travel, property purchase, car purchase etc.
14. Implement yearly tax (could be called License fee) for every shop of Pakistan based on the area of the shop.
15. Introduce wealth tax, inheritance tax and deemed income (unused property) tax.
16. Introduce agriculture tax.
17. Every sale / purchase of property be taxed a 5% value of the property, which must be decided on the basis of the current market value of the property , as decided by a board consisting of government officials, architects, property agent and citizens.
18. Double the taxes on Tobacco and soft drinks
19. Cancel Rs90 billion package as development fund to parliamentarians
20. Cancel the 150 % raise given to grade 17 -22 officials of Federal Secretariat.
21. Exemptions to businesses costing more than Rs 1.4 trillion should be done away with.
Naeem Sadiq