Re: A critical look at the Pak economy
Sales taxes, excise taxes don't go to the federal government in any other country.
You lose credibility when you yourself are biased! If it isn't for allah, pakistan would surely have disintegrated by now! Feudals in sindh and punjab [as well as FATA tribals] need to pay taxes as the free ride on karachi will be over either peacefully or violently [like most things in Pakistan].
PS Btw, there are dry ports in Punjab so karachi doesn't earn its major share from just port taxes.... I raised this fact before but none of the do gooders on this site admitted it EVER!
Prove there is a free ride on Karachi...only in USA and Canada sales tax is state charge, again it's never charged as port handling charges...in france, germany, Italy etc this is a federal charge...In India sales tax is a federal tax...it depends on the laws being followed by a certain country...Personally I don't have any objection on sales tax being a provincial tax...we will just have to control inter provincial movement of goods and I think as far as Punjab is concerned we will be major gainers in the process...
As far as your accusation on me being biased...I request you to read first the cbr report...I have already posted the link....you will realise the federal government's dependency on indirect taxes...in other words consumption tax...if I am a consumer in Punjab obviously I would like my tax to be paid/benefit Punjab. (my own community and that's my right)...as indirect taxes are directly proportional to GDP ratio of a certain area...it's true Karachi GDP ratio is greater than their population ratio(about 18 percent) but when you consider whole Sind the GDP contribution is less than population percentage...
Personally I have no objection if Sind government decides in future to put exhorbitant transit charges for port usage...in that case Punjab has full right also to negotiate transit facilities with India and whichever option will be cheaper we can always use it...but mind you we can also charge exhorbitant charges to provide transit facility to Sind water....and implement any kind of water projects on punjab's share of water without caring about Sind consent...