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Order on Appeal No. 1222-07/21 Jamil Akhter Baig Vs Federal Board of Revenue

In the instant Appeal, the Public Information Officer intimated the Appellant that the requested information was available in FBR’s Yearbook, placed on FBR’s Website. While this response is appreciable, the PIO should have checked whether the requested information is easily available identifiable in the report made available on the web site, as the Appellant could not track it, according to the response submitted by the Appellant. In any case the officers of public bodies are better placed to identify requested information if published in annual reports, or, made available on their websites than the citizens. As such, the response should indicate the exact place where the requested information is made available for citizens to ensure prompt and easy accessibility of the requested information.

The Public Information Officer, Federal Board of Revenue is directed to provide information about the amount on account of worker welfare Fund being collected from each Industrial Establishment starting from Tax Year, 2014 to Tax Year 2020 and paid onward to worker welfare Fund. This information be provided to the Appellant at the earliest but not later than 10 working days of the receipt of this Order with intimation to this commission.

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