ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan has advised all the commercial banks to enable Over The Counter (OTC) facility for collection of taxes and duties in order to facilitate the taxpayers in discharging tax obligations. This was said by Hafiz Attiq Ur Rehman Assistant Chief Manager of SBP’s Banking Services Corporation while giving a briefing to the local business community on various Alternate Digital Channels for payment of taxes and duties.He said that if any commercial bank refused to collect taxes, the taxpayers could launch complaint against it on the website of SBP by clicking on helpdesk icon. He said that commercial banks had also been advised to carry out an awareness campaign through text messages and ATM screen display so that their clients could avail available options for payment of taxes and duties. Online
