(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Pakistan tehreek-e-insaaf chief imran khan has urged khyber pakhtunkhwa chief minister to put an end to all discretionary funds disbursed by taxes
In a letter written to pervez khattak imran stated that the chief minister should stop the release of discretionary funds for himself and other ministers and bureaucrats.
The decision comes after imran’s speech in the national assembly on tuesday where the pti chief deemed tax evasion and poor tax collection to be the stumbling blocks in the way of the country’s progress.
Another reason cited for the decision is the demand put forward by disgruntled party lawmakers who accused provincial cabinet members of misusing the discretionary funds. the members demanded that a ban was necessary to discourage this practice. “one of the members of the cabinet also transferred discretionary funds to his personal account” a party member said.
The disgruntled mps ended protest after imran’s assurances to take action against the errant members and ban the discretionary funds.
Another party member revealed that imran in the letter had stressed that every rupee spent by the government should be audited for greater transparency and accountability in governance. imran hoped that the pti would lead the kpk in an exemplary way for other provinces to follow suit.
Meanwhile the national assembly has adopted a motion moved by pti’s lawmaker asad umar seeking the consent to investigate parliamentarians who evade tax details.
The supreme court has already discouraged the use of discretionary funds in former prime minister raja pervaiz ashraf’s case. the incumbent government has sought a review of the decision.
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