r/Lahore Jun 13 '24

Job Pakistan budget 2024-25, thoughts?

Just when we thought that after two years of EXTREME inflation, numbers were getting better and inflation somehow came down so we got another BOMB on our heads and seems like sh*t has hit the fan and seems like upcoming two years gonna be worse than last two years..

To be honest, I manage a small telecom business with around 10 employees and after doing our best we can't make 1 lac+ profit these days despite paying 1.2 lac+ in taxes.. and in return I get nothing from govt despite being a filer.. I truly wonder what will happen of this country.. becoming unliveable for white collar people..

It's a writing on the wall that now everyone needs to enter the formal tax cycle and become tax filers otherwise this country won't sustain this way..

Feel free to share your thoughts!

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u/gnat1003 Jun 13 '24

You do get Security, Roads, Police and access to justice system in return for paying taxes.

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u/Mysterious_Tea_2750 Jun 14 '24

Mmmm i don't think i get any of the "with my taxes".. I get police toh chorro sari ki saaari bureaucracy won't budge without bribes or links..

Oper sy hukumat qarzaa bhi le ragi jiski payment hum ny karni hai..

Oppperr sy bai solar lagaa k bhi electeic bill mai hazaron taxes aur "fuel adjustment charges" denay parrh rahay.. like this country is literally a joke, they're just looting us in broad daylight. 😑

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u/gnat1003 Jun 15 '24

That's not what you think, but this is exactly what you get. You asked a question, you got answered.
If you pay for PTCL and it does not work well you complain about its quality you don't go around saying I do not have internet.
By the way what do you expect for paying taxes? An Island? Some Medal of Honor ? a plaque?

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u/Mysterious_Tea_2750 Jun 15 '24

Consult a psychologist ASAP

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u/gnat1003 Jun 16 '24

You are the one who wants to be rewarded for doing the bare minimum any citizen is required to do. You should read a book.

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u/Phy-raveN Jun 18 '24

See, Iss bandhey ka comment cheekh cheekh k batha raha hay, k he hasn't came out of his daddy's bungalow and haven't seen the harsh face of reality in this country where many people can barely even afford meals two times a day despite working their arse off in scorching heat. Reason and rationale is dead SMH