respected seniors i need ur help to sketch outline for the essay "• Is taxation only way for the survival of the country"........I'll be greatly thankful for kind help and suggestions........regards

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Tax is not the single way to survive. Resources are definately needed to run a country. 3 ways exist to have resources.

1) Savings or avoid expenditures (for example in Pakistan s perspectives, we can save 350 arab rupees by privatising our 9 companies who are in loss due to Govt corruption. This amount can be sufficient to run more than 150 universities.

2) Generation of resources (like coal, gold, engergy). It is work of scientists to explore resources and to develop new technologies and export our products aborad and earn country s revenues. But our govt neglects this issue.

3) Last is taxation to fill the mouth of Govt and and pockets of corrupt politicians.

Yes, taxation is the only way to support the economy of our country. If we see the history of empires we will come to know that tax is the only way to preserve the economy of a state

@french..thanxx dear for ur kind reply......but i need complete outline for this topic...if u can make outline for me i'll be greatly thnkful...

dear being a css aspirant, you had to creat your headlines by yourself. What I can do, is just point out some directions which can help you.

Global context: Countries need resources. So first discuss what reseources countries have.For example, arab countries have petrol resourses, Some countries have agricultural resources, while some countries (europe) have no resources except skilled manpower. So europeene countirs take taxes from manpower to run state expenditures. While arab countries generate resources by selling their petrol.

Manufacturing Some countries like finland, USA, China have engineering minds. They produce things and sell in international markets to have resources to run their country.

Pakistani Situation By Grace of God we have all. 1) skilled man power 2) engineering mnds) 3) Agricultural resources 4) Natural resorces and coal etc.

So Tax is not only the way for urvival of Pakistan. We should at the same time expoloit all sides.

Islamic TAX Islam imposes to Muslims NO TAX except 2.5% ZAKAT and this tax is paid only in case you have extra money which was unused for one consective year. And such taxes (ZAKAT) should be collected by Govt. and no other tax is favoured by me as in all Islamic history was TAX Free.
One reason for heaving high rations of taxes is Interest (sood).

It is my point of view,,,

But for your essay you can justify taxes by other points as well and can justify that taxes are compulsory, but i highlighted how we can survive without taxes.

@Roshan Wadhwani

First of all the topic should be rephrased as "Is taxation only way for the survival of economy". It is because "country" is much larger concept and economy is just a part of it.

Secondly, in current capitalist economic structure, taxation is indeed very important for the survival of economy.

Reasons:

1. Taxes are built in stabilizers that control the macroeconomic framework of the economy. For example they can control the overheating of the economy i.e. when aggregate demand is more than the aggregate supply then taxes can reduce the gap between the two.

2. In capitalist economic structure, where welfare is also an objective then necessary funding for welfare are the taxes.

3. With the exception of some Arab oil rich countries, all economies are relying on taxes. The reason being no country is rich enough in natural resources to run the economy by just exploiting natural resources. The other advantage these Arab countries is their low population. so they can have higher per capita natural resources than others.
When their population start increasing and their natural resources start showing signs of depletion (most probably in 2050), they may think of imposing taxes.

4. A country like Pakistan, can not in current circumstances think of its economic survival without taxes even if it is low, otherwise Pakistan will go bankrupt. Our natural resources are no doubt very huge if exploited properly, but still it is difficult to do without taxes.

YEs, Is taxation only way for the survival of economy". seems to be a good topic. Perhaps we can request moderator to change it, in name of thread too.

Your second point concerning capitalistic societies s welfare work is not good when we compare Islamic welfare system (from 2.5% Tax of zakat) with todays capitalistic tax (19.6% VAT). If islam Tax is taken when your money remains unused for one year, but in capitalistic societies, tax is deduced from pay and pockets gets money after tax deductions. So i sugest this Tax paying in Pakistan to be totally UnIslamic.

The reason behind such high demanding ratios of taxes in Pakistan are Govt policies for example printng of new currency notes and Interests (sood)
which we had to pay to America or world bank. So sood ka karobar chalana hi haram hai. Tax dena aise hi hai, jaise aap sood ke karobar main apna hisa daal kr jahanam main jagah bana rahe ho.

Why I called Tax paying in Pakistan as UNFAIR because we do not see any social work done by our Taxes. We pay taxes just for luxuries of Govt and sood of other countries just.

If Govt would be interested in Tax, Islam imposes Yearly Tax on agricultural crops (10% I think) but Govt. will never be interested to get this islamic tax. Instead Pak Govt will deduce money from salaried poor people.

Other Arabic countries have petrol and have zakat tax too, so they are enjoying.

I think, may be I made discussion some thing away from CSS point of view but i expressed my feelings. Others may disagree.

@french and newstudent.....

thnx alot for ur kind replies and discussion......i got a good idea of it, i'l try to make oultine and right essay and wud place it here for ur further suggestions and guidance.. thanking again

Taxation is one of the major source to boost the economy but we cant say that it is the one and only source.There are natural resources,especially in coutries like pakistan,we have tremendous potential regarding naturl resources.The immediate need is to explore and exploit these resources.As for as Tax is concerned ,it is very much important in present scenario as there is comletely downfalll on production side.Hence govt have no other option then to enforce direct and indirect taxes.The Zakat system can be modified according to the present demands of the country.The money sending from abroad,Exports,national institutes and national products are all source of national income......

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Astagfirullah,,,,
Kia zakat 2.5% ki bajai 16% kr dain?
Issi tarha namaz, roza ko bi modify krne ki bateen shuro ho jain gi, modern age ke mutabiq?
Islamic principles change na kreen bhai jaan please.
Sood ko control kreen jai, to zakat ki 2.5% money hi sufficient ho gi country ko run krne ke liye brother.