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Talking to the business community, the veteran business leader said that revenue targets for the last two months could not be achieved while FBR will have to collect Rs500 billion during the existing month. The target for the ongoing month is difficult as the collection during the last year for the same month was Rs334 billion, he added.Online<br \/>\nThe former minister noted that a thirty percent increase in the revenue collection has not helped the authorities but created unrest among the business community  and hampered economic activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel of FPCCI and former provincial minister, Mian Zahid Hussain on Wednesday said existing interest rate has choked growth which must be reduced to prompt economic activities. 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