Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that the purpose to celebrate tax day is to spread awareness in the people for tax payments. The Chief Minister said that payment of tax is a national obligation whereas to spend tax money in a transparent way is the responsibility of government. He said that the resources collected from the taxes are spent on the provision of basic facilities to the people. Provision of facilities to the masses is linked with the collection of taxes. He said that the taxation process is a gateway for the progress and development.

In his message on tax day, the Chief Minister said that the Punjab government is spending the resources collected from taxes for the provision of education, health and other basic facilities to the people and all the resources are being spent in a transparent way for providing better services to the people. In order to increase tax payment, Restaurant Invoice Monitoring System has been introduced in the province. Likewise, in order to promote tax culture in the province, "Amanat Scheme" has been initiated which is the first of its kind and nature in the history of the country.

The introduction of schemes like Amanat is a wonderful step which is promoting tax culture in the province. -PR

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