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      <title>Punjab Excise Department launches whistleblower scheme to combat tax evasion</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Punjab Excise Department has introduced an initiative aimed at reducing tax evasion. Under this new scheme, individuals who report property tax evasion would receive 20% of the fines collected.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Excise officials have announced that both citizens and department employees can participate by reporting instances of tax evasion to earn rewards.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Offenders would be required to pay fines equivalent to the amount of tax they have evaded.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To ensure protection, the identities of whistleblowers who report tax evasion by employees and property owners will remain confidential.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This reward scheme, proposed by the Excise, Taxation, and Narcotics Control Department, has received approval from the provincial cabinet as part of a broader whistleblower initiative.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read more&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Officials have confirmed that the whistleblower scheme is expected to be launched by the end of the current financial year.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Punjab Excise Department has introduced an initiative aimed at reducing tax evasion. Under this new scheme, individuals who report property tax evasion would receive 20% of the fines collected.</strong></p>
<p>Excise officials have announced that both citizens and department employees can participate by reporting instances of tax evasion to earn rewards.</p>
<p>Offenders would be required to pay fines equivalent to the amount of tax they have evaded.</p>
<p>To ensure protection, the identities of whistleblowers who report tax evasion by employees and property owners will remain confidential.</p>
<p>This reward scheme, proposed by the Excise, Taxation, and Narcotics Control Department, has received approval from the provincial cabinet as part of a broader whistleblower initiative.</p>
<p><strong>Read more</strong></p>
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<p>Officials have confirmed that the whistleblower scheme is expected to be launched by the end of the current financial year.</p>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:50:04 +0500</pubDate>
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