Jagga Tax on Mobile Phones Calling Card is over

Latest Update: CJP remark deduct Rs. 8 or shut down companies.

I never imagined something like this, but many unimaginable things are happening in Pakistan these days. Like Nawaz Sharif saying, I am in a fight with Aliens weird right.

Well CJP Saqib Nisar has just taken a sou moto action on mobile companies for deducting so much money as tax from mobile balance recharges. Mobile companies are currently imposing below listed taxes on subscribers. Withholding tax and federal excise duty.

Faisal Javed Khan also raised his voice in Senate during the budget session about this issue.

Thankful to the Chief Justice of Pakistan on taking notice on Tax imposed on Mobile Cards. We also raised it in the Senate during the budget session. #JusticeForThePoor pic.twitter.com/aED8VKJy2N

— Faisal Javed Khan (@FaisalJavedKhan) May 3, 2018

Calculation of WHD+FED for a day in Lahore

Let me explain to you what these 2 means. Withholding tax is imposed to every subscriber at the source, which means if I buy a 100 rupees card mobile companies will deduct 12.5 % of 100 Rs directly even if I qualify for that much WHT or not.

2 out of 10 people are not eligible for so much withholding tax because they just don’t earn much and federal excise tax which is 17 % is directly imposed by our 1 and only federal government.

Let’s just say both of these taxes which are (WHT+ FED = 20 Rs.) which directly go into the Country treasury. Let’s just imagine that every day in Lahore 5,000,000 Rs mobile recharge cards are sold and 20% of 5,000,000 Rs which is 1,000,000 Rs deducted and it 5,000,000 Rs which is 1,000,000 Rs deducted and it directly goes into the federal governments pocket.

That is 365,000,000Rs a year just from Lahore.

If this is not robbing the people I don’t know what is. These are just calculations I did and all this doesn’t include the kickbacks the so-called mobile companies. These taxes were firstly imposed in Zardari’s government and after that, it’s still in effect in Nawaz government.

Currently, mobile companies are deducting 40% as total tax from a 100 rupees worth of mobile balance recharge and have never explained why?

Not Anymore

Well, now they have to because CJP is out for Justice and Justice he shall provide. Now all mobile companies in Pakistan will come under the Supreme Courts eye and these untouchable companies will have to answer the Supreme Courts questions. Gone are the days when big companies could get away with slaughtering the public with technical tactics.

Here is how People are Thanking CJ on Social Media

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سپریم کورٹ کا موبائل کمپنیوں کی بےتحاشہ ٹیکس کٹوتی پرنوٹس
100روپےکے کارڈمیں 40روپےکاٹ لیےجاتے چیف جسٹس
سپریم کورٹ کیجانب سے تمام موبائل کمپنیوں کو نوٹس جاری
اتناٹیکس کس قانون اورمدکےتحت لیاجاتاہے.چیف جسٹس
میرے ہوتے ہوئے پاکستان میں اور جنگل کا قانون نہیں چلے گا. pic.twitter.com/ukDV5UefyD

— Faiz ur Rahman (@FaizItRahman1) May 3, 2018

چیف جسٹس صاحب نے موبائل ریچارج کارڈ پر کٹوتی کا نوٹس لے لیا , 100کے کارڈ پر 40روپے ٹیکس کاٹا جاتا ہے ' یہ ٹیکس کہاں استعمال ہوتا ہے تفصیلات طلب ۔

چیف صاحب اللہ آپکو لمبی زندگی عطافرمائے ,جیتے رہیں ایسے ہی غریب عوام کیلیے آسانیاں پیدا کرتے رہیں ۔۔۔۔

— Munni Pti (@Munnipti) May 3, 2018

چیف جسٹس آف پاکستان نے موبائل کارڈ ریچارج کٹوتی پر ازخود نوٹس لے لیا…
100 روپے ریچارج پر فوراً 25 روپے پھر 15 روپے, مطلب ٹوٹل 40 روپے کٹ جاتے ہیں.
شکریہ چیف جسٹس

— وکی سرکار ?? (@iamvicky_007) May 3, 2018

موبائل میں 100 کا کارڈ لوڈ کرنے سے 40 روپے کہاں جاتے ھیں؟؟؟

چیف جسٹس نے از خود نوٹس لے لیا۔
شکریہ جناب چیف جسٹس ثاقب نثار صاحب اللہ تعالیٰ آپ کی حفاظت فرمائے اور آپ کا اقبال بلند فرمائے۔۔آمین یا رب العالمين ۔ pic.twitter.com/SYnwS0hlLe

— Ch Javed Iqbal (@ChJavedIqbal15) May 3, 2018

چیف جسٹس کا موبائل کارڈ کا نوٹس لینے پر شکریہ pic.twitter.com/nXuPgjTCZT

— Sikandar Hayat Mirza (@sikandarmirza26) May 3, 2018

سپریم کورٹ کا موبائل کمپنیوں کی بے تحاشہ ٹیکس کٹوتی پر از خود نوٹس

100روپےکے کارڈ میں 40 روپے کاٹ لیے جاتے ھیں۔ چیف جسٹس

اتنا ٹیکس کس قانون کی مد کے تحت لیا جاتا ہے ؟؟ چیف جسٹس

چیف صاحب اللہ آپکو اور ہمت عطا کرے آپ اپنا کام جاری رکھیں پوری قوم آپکے ساتھ ہے۔ pic.twitter.com/uBPLOg4syN

— Zeeshan Khan Niazi (@Zeek_Khan) May 3, 2018

Thanks chief justice pic.twitter.com/sG3cBACtoN

— Waheed Jalal (@WaheedMuzaham) May 3, 2018

I am with the Supreme Court at every point. I thank the Honorable Justices for bringing these companies in the courtroom to answer. Please, people, pray for the health of Hon’ble Justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and for Allah to give them strength in the days to come.

insha‘Allah Pakistan will prosper and reach unimaginable heights.

Allah Hafiz
Mudasar Hussain