The FBR will identity such non-filer parliamentarians and issue notices to them. The parliamentarians earning monthly salary are also paying tax. The aspect of parliamentarians having agriculture income would also be analysed during the exercise of identifying non-filers.
However, sources said that there are parliamentarians who have not filed their income tax returns for the tax year 2017. According to a message of Finance Minister Asad Umar given in the Tax Directory 2017, Federal Board of Revenue published its first Tax Directory of Parliamentarians in tax year 2013. However, this time, in line with the incumbent government's reform agenda, Tax Directory embodies the policy of transparency and accountability through access to information.
The publication of the Parliamentarians' Tax Directory is an integral step towards ensuring transparency and informing voters about the taxpaying status of their elected representatives. Tax Directory of the Parliamentarians for the Tax Year 2017 contains tax details of members of the Senate of Pakistan and members of the national as well as provincial assemblies, Umar added.