TPAP

Established in 2020, Tax Payers Alliance Pakistan (TPAP) is a landmark initiative of Islamabad-based economic think tank PRIME (Policy Research Institute of Market Economy). TPAP is a potent pressure group, comprising citizens of Pakistan from all walks of life to advise, educate and influence the Government and Public Policy in Pakistan to lowering the taxes on businesses and individuals, simplify the taxation regime, and to urge the government to eliminate undue and wasteful expenditures.

As a result of collective efforts of all the Pakistani taxpayers, TPAP harbors an unwavering ambition to achieve something impactful, extraordinary, positive and productive in the greater national interest.

Introduction

Our governments and international aid agencies tell us that Pakistanis do not pay enough taxes. We do not agree as we pay our taxes regularly. We run our businesses and perform our jobs dutifully. We have decided to organize ourselves to articulate our aspirations as tax paying citizens of Pakistan. We believe that the state and citizens live under a contract under which the citizens pay the state to deliver public safety and public goods. Tax Payers Alliance Pakistan (TPAP) is a voluntary network of Pakistani tax payers to remind everyone about the implications of this contract. It is a pressure group of professionals, business owners and individuals to demand low taxes, government transparency and an end in the undue and wasteful government expenditures.

Vision

Resurrecting the contract between state and citizens through reforming taxes and government spending.

Mission

To create a potent pressure group, comprising citizens of Pakistan from all walks of life to advise, educate and influence the Government and Public Policy in Pakistan to lowering the taxes on businesses and individuals, simplify the taxation regime, and to urge the government to eliminate undue and wasteful expenditures.

Objectives

To influence the Public Policy for lower taxes and taxation reforms
To dispel the widely believed impression of tax theft in Pakistan’s economy
To create an environment where ease of doing business is ensured
To reduce the undue and wasteful expenditures of Government
To encourage the government to improve transparency in public finance

How to Become Member of TPAP?

Any Pakistani citizen, individual or corporate body, who is a taxpayer and agrees to the mission of TPAP can join the network by signing up the form linked below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nmEwU5OJRwRXpf8ilp_SRCp2WEUhjh2IqSPzpEZkkcM/viewform?edit_requested=true