Attorney General should answer, if this is not the case, then all the taxes will fly away if our order comes, Justice Faiz (Photo: File)
Islamabad: Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa has said that the Cantonment Board does not have the authority to impose taxes.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Qazi Faiz Isa has said that the Cantonment Board does not have the authority to impose taxes, he made these remarks during the hearing of the case regarding the Cantonment Board taking additional tax from restaurants, banks and poultry in the Karachi area. .
The Chief Justice said that the federal or provincial governments have the authority to impose taxes. Yesterday, a 3-member bench headed by the Chief Justice heard the case. ?, Additional Attorney General Aamir Rehman told the court that the federal, provincial and local governments have the authority to impose taxes, the local government is an elected body that can impose taxes.
The court issued a notice to the Attorney General and adjourned the hearing till October 13 and directed him to answer the questions raised.
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