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Business & Finance

Former FBR Chief suggest govt to demonetize Rs 5,000 notes

  • The former chairman said it would improve the economy and stabilize banking while making bribery more difficult.
Published January 23, 2021

Former Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Syed Shabbar Zaidi has called for the demonetization of Rs 5,000 note to boost the economy.

Zaidi, the former chairman of Pakistan tax collecting authority, in a statement released on Twitter, suggested that the government should demonetize the Rs5,000 note from July 1, 2021 and notify the change two months in advance.

Shabbar Zaidi said that those who oppose the move have no idea of its misuse, it will destroy their interests. The former chairman said it would improve the economy and stabilize banking while making bribery more difficult.

It is pertinent to mention, similar measures were taken by the neighboring Indian government of Narendra Modi back in 2016. In order to reduce the use of illicit and counterfeit cash to fund illegal activity and terrorism, the Indian government announced the demonetisation of all INR 500 and INR 1,000 banknotes. It also announced the issuance of new INR 500 and INR 2,000 banknotes in exchange for the demonetized banknotes.

The announcement of demonetisation was followed by prolonged cash shortages in the weeks that followed, which created significant disruption throughout the economy.

However, as per a 2018 report from the Reserve Bank of India, approximately 99.3pc of the demonetised banknotes, or that had been demonetised, were deposited with the banking system. But the banknotes worth INR 107.2 billion were not deposited, which lead to many analysts state that the effort by the Indian government had failed to remove black money from the economy.

Back in 2019, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) strongly denied the reports that there is a proposal to dicontinue Rs. 5000 currency note111.

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Zuhra Jan 23, 2021 06:02pm
5000 Pakistan crunch not 111
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Syed Sumair Bin Javed Jan 23, 2021 06:53pm
Govt should implement this asap
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Shahid Saleem Jan 23, 2021 08:01pm
What diffrence it will make? Just a diversion? Was there no curruption when there was no 5K note? Gold platinum diamonds houses cars can be used as bribe item. Mostly commonly used in this country are females and alcohol. Better way is to build chracter in nation.
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Yahya Idress Jan 24, 2021 01:32pm
Shabbar zaidi is flop show
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Zahid Jan 24, 2021 04:33pm
He is mad. A person who is defeated and ultimately resigned under pressure should not be listened to.
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amir Jan 24, 2021 10:36pm
Shabar Zaidi is no one, nothing , just a tax lawyer, selected by a selected person. how many of former FBR chairmen, from various services, decorated bureaucrats you people know or listen to their views , stop listening to non sense people
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