1. Resource Mobilization: Issues and Challenges

2. Rationale for taxation:
- regulation of the economy
- redistribution of income
- financing of state expenditure

3. Tax Revenue Devoted to Selected Non-Development Expenditure

4. Share of Selected Public and Non-Public Services in Total Expenditure (%)

5. Tax-GDP ratio Year Total Taxes Direct Taxes Indirect Taxes 1999-00 9.1
3.0
6.1
9.0
2.8
6.2

6. Composition of Tax Revenue (%)

7. Impact of Withholding Taxes on Direct and Indirect Tax Shares

8. Burden of Direct and Indirect Taxes by Provinces and Income Group (%)

9. Comparison of Input Prices and GDP Deflator (Index 1972-73 = 100)

10. Trends in Composite Input Price and Manufactured Export Price (Index 1972-73 = 100)

11. Pakistan is a resource rich country
And we can abolish
Poverty, unemployment and illiteracy
In our lifetime
When a ship sinks
Its 1st class cabins sink too
We are all professionals
In our respective professions
But we are citizens too
And we have responsibility towards society

12. Thank You