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ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has started awareness sessions to promote tax culture in different educational institutes.
Under the Letter of Understanding (LoU) signed between FBR and the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), the Facilitation and Taxpayers Education Wing (FATE) of FBR held the first Educational Awareness Session in Islamabad Model College for Girls G-10/4.
Under the directions of Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood and Chairman FBR Muhammad Javed Ghani, series of Awareness Educational Sessions will be carried out by FATE Wing in collaboration with FDE in different educational institutes of Islamabad.
The Chief (FATE), FBR Aisha Farooq and DG FDE Zia Batool were the Chief Guests on the occasion. DG, FDE welcomed the officers of FBR and thanked the administration of both FBR and FDE to make this session successful.
She hoped that such sessions would increase the knowledge of students about taxes and its significance in economic progress. Chief FATE Aisha Farooq, said that the purpose of holding these sessions was to promote the tax culture.
She further said that students would learn about the significance of paying taxes in their initial years through these sessions which would help them make responsible taxpayers in their later years. “The students would help spread the message of paying taxes,” she added.
Secretary FATE Sonia Anwar delivered a very informative and easy-to-understand presentation to the students on the structure of the tax system and the significance in nation-building.