Pakistani salaried workers demand tax reduction in letter to PM

Pakistan’s salaried class has united to write a letter to the prime minister, requesting tax relief and policy revisions. Salary Alliance Pakistan, representing these workers, also sent a copy to the finance minister.

The letter criticises the government’s disproportionate tax burden on salaried individuals, noting that their tax contributions exceed Rs350 billion, far more than those from retailers, wholesalers, and agricultural workers.

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Moreover, the alliance urges the government to review and reduce the tax slab for salaried workers and increase the annual tax exemption limit from Rs600,000 to Rs1.2 million.

In addition, they also call for the removal of the 10% additional tax on higher-income earners, citing a significant brain drain of skilled professionals.

Furthermore, Nasser Hussain Tabani from Karachi highlighted the increasing difficulty for salaried individuals to manage heavy taxes, saying, “It has become impossible for the salaried class to pay heavy taxes on salaries.”