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বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ প্রথম খণ্ড

   We should not run with the idea that East Pakistan is contributing only this figure to the Central Revenues. There is, Sir, what is known in Bengali as: Shubhankarer fanki. It means “mathematical deception". Money collected in West Pakistan and in the Capital of the Federation which is in West Pakistan, is deemed to be the money contributed by West Pakistan. In political economy there are two clear terms “contributed by" and “collected in". “Collected in", does not necessarily mean “contributed by". Money that is collected in Karachi does not necessarily mean that it is contributed by the people of Karachi or the people of West Pakistan. There lies the whole mathematical deception. Sir, this deception has brought us to this that the taxes collected from' industry, business, customs which means export and import taxes and income-tax and central excise-these are the four biggest items which constitute 90 per cent of the revenues of the Central Government-are collected in Karachi. Now, what is industry and what is business unless it is contributed by the people? Industries grow in a country by surplus earnings of the Nation. That means that the producers here consume less and save money for the purchase of machinery from outside. It is they who are really the founders of industry in a country. What is their contribution, Sir?

  The Honorable Mr. I.I. Chundrigar (West Pakistan: Muslim); May I raise on a point of order as to whether this relates to the general discussion of the Bill. At the first reading only the general principles of the Bill may be discussed and the Honorable Member is going into the details and is repeating the facts which he has already mentioned.

  Honorable Deputy Speaker: Your point of order is perfectly correct. I have been trying to deal with the Honorable Member myself

  Mr. Abul Mansur Ahmad: I beg your pardon.

  Honorable Deputy Speaker: The point of order raised by the Honorable Mr. Chundrigar is perfectly relevant and in order.

  Mr. Abul Mansur Ahmad: What I am putting to the House is quite relevant.

  Honorable Deputy Speaker: I say that the point of order is quite relevant.

  Mr. Abul Mansur Ahmad: You have held that what I am saying is quite relevant.

  Honorable Deputy Speaker: Well, carryon, but only keep those in mind that you are going into details which are quite unnecessary....


  Mr. Abul Mansur Ahmad: Now, Sir, I was submitting that 90 per cent of the Central Revenues is contributed by industry, trade, income-tax and central excise and, Sir, industry and business are nothing but a surplus of our earnings which are left over after consumption. Now sir, what is industry? We send articles to foreign countries and for that to get foreign exchange and with that we bring in some commodities for consumers or industrial. If it is consumers' good, it is consumed; industrial, it becomes the basis of further production. Now, Sir, that the excesses of East Pakistan and West Pakistan separately, you come to this figure; exports and imports, you find that the more