KP lawyers to boycott courts against tax imposition
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council is going to observe a province-wide boycott of court proceedings to protest the imposition of professional tax on lawyers today.
According to a notification, lawyers affiliated to the KP Bar Council had rejected the fixed tax of Rs500 per month and the categorisation of lawyers as non-filers.It said that the lawyers across the province would boycott court proceedings today. The Bar Council has also instructed lawyers not to register with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
They said that the tax policy on lawyers was against the Constitution of Pakistan and the dignity of the legal profession. The government implemented the tax policy without consulting the lawyers.The notification also warned that disciplinary action will be taken against those who did not participate in the protest.
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