A huge increase in British aid to Pakistan should be cancelled until the country's elite start to pay taxes, MPs have said.
The International Development Select Committee said 70% of Pakistani MPs did not file tax returns.
Pakistan will become the largest recipient of UK aid next year, a controversial move given the backdrop of corruption, tax avoidance and political instability, the MPs warned.
And although there is a "powerful case" for continuing aid to the nation, where one in three people live on less than 30p a day, British taxpayers must not be left to foot the growing bill unless Pakistan's wealthy are made to pay their fair share, they said.
"Any increase in the UK's official development assistance to Pakistan must be conditional on Pakistan increasing its tax collection and widening the tax base," the report says. Full story...
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The International Development Select Committee said 70% of Pakistani MPs did not file tax returns.
Pakistan will become the largest recipient of UK aid next year, a controversial move given the backdrop of corruption, tax avoidance and political instability, the MPs warned.
And although there is a "powerful case" for continuing aid to the nation, where one in three people live on less than 30p a day, British taxpayers must not be left to foot the growing bill unless Pakistan's wealthy are made to pay their fair share, they said.
"Any increase in the UK's official development assistance to Pakistan must be conditional on Pakistan increasing its tax collection and widening the tax base," the report says. Full story...
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