Budgets Pakistan’s tax-heavy budget likely to land IMF bailout, but stoke tensions ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s plan to raise taxes in its 2024-25 budget and boost state revenues will help it win approval... Updated 14 Jun, 2024 09:33pm
Budgets Tax Memorandum 2024-25: a turbulent takeoff amidst the IMF negotiations Published 13 Jun, 2024 07:35pm
Budgets Key highlights of Budget 2024-25 Business Recorder takes a look at key points Updated 15 Jun, 2024 01:20pm
Business & Economy Post-budget presser: govt wants to enhance tax-to-GDP ratio to 13% in 3 years, says Aurangzeb Finance minister hopeful Pakistan will reach Staff-Level Agreement with International Monetary Fund (IMF) by July Updated 13 Jun, 2024 04:40pm
Budgets We protected the salaried class, says finance minister Aurangzeb after budget speech Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue on Wednesday brushed off the impression that the government targeted the... Published 13 Jun, 2024 12:03am
Budgets Budget 2024-25: income tax calculator for FY25 Fear has come to life as govt proposes revised composition of tax slabs for salaried persons in FY25. Business Recorder helps you calculate what you can expect on the 1st of each month in the coming fiscal year Published 12 Jun, 2024 11:57pm
Industry Budget 2024-25: govt shifts to price-based car taxation, end of concessions for imported hybrids The Pakistani government announced a shift in car taxation policy as part of its latest budget 2024-25 proposals.... Published 12 Jun, 2024 10:52pm
Budgets Fear comes alive: all salaried persons earning over Rs50k a month to bear higher taxation in FY25 Govt maintains number of tax slabs at 6 and exemption till Rs50,000, but increases tax liability for all other salary earners Updated 12 Jun, 2024 10:15pm
Business & Economy Budget 2024-25 updates: Pakistan targets 3.6% growth, 38% higher FBR taxes as Aurangzeb presents proposals Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb announced Pakistan’s federal budget 2024-25, targeting a modest 3.6% growth for... Updated 12 Jun, 2024 11:56pm
Business & Economy Taxes galore: experts stress on promoting industrialisation, reducing expenditure Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb will announce budget proposals for the coming fiscal year in a short while... Updated 12 Jun, 2024 05:32pm
Business & Economy Pakistan’s FY25 budget to be presented on June 10, sources say ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will present the financial year 2024/25 annual budget on June 10, two government sources said on... Updated 31 May, 2024 11:18pm
Budgets Tax proposals: PBC calls for ‘out of box solutions’ The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), one of the country’s largest corporate sector advocacy platforms, has urged... Updated 20 May, 2024 08:06pm
Taxes Budget proposals: PBC calls for mining FBR data to identify new taxpayers The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), the country’s largest corporate sector advocacy platform, has urged the... Updated 02 May, 2024 10:41pm
Forex IMF’s criticism of Pakistan’s budget raises default odds: Bloomberg If IMF aid doesn’t come this month, it expects growth to be much weaker in fiscal 2024 than the current forecast of 2.5% Updated 19 Jun, 2023 08:07pm
Budgets Market view: how will the budget impact businesses? Flanked alongside his coalition partners, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday announced the budget for the fiscal... Published 10 Jun, 2023 12:03am
Business & Economy IMF should not interfere in Pakistan’s political, domestic affairs: Aisha Ghaus Pasha Minister of State for Finance says IMF's comment on Pakistan's domestic affairs is 'extraordinary', wants 'uncertainty' on bailout to end Updated 31 May, 2023 05:22pm
Budgets OICCI conveys concerns over tax anomalies in budget proposals ISLAMABAD: Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has conveyed its concerns over tax anomalies... Published 22 Jun, 2022 06:45am
Budgets Budget 2022-23: Mandviwalla hails govt for not imposing indirect taxes ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Senator Saleem Mandviwalla Monday appreciated that... Published 21 Jun, 2022 05:51am
Budgets RCCI for ending double taxation, removing anomalies RAWALPINDI: The business community has demanded that the double taxation and anomalies be removed from the fiscal... Published 21 Jun, 2022 06:58am
Budgets Punjab debt service estimates stand at Rs82.4bn for FY23 LAHORE: With interest payment of Rs 18 billion and principal repayment of Rs 64.4 billion, Punjab debt service... Published 18 Jun, 2022 06:00am
Budgets New employees: KP govt develops framework for rolling out CPF PESHAWAR: The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in collaboration with Securities & Exchange Commission of ... Published 20 Jun, 2022 05:51am
Budgets ‘Country’s development budget kept on decreasing in 4 years’ ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday said that the government had no option but... Published 17 Jun, 2022 06:37am
Budgets Govt hasn’t suffered major revenue loss due to tariff rationalisation: NTC ISLAMABAD: Chairperson National Tariff Commission (NTC) Robina Ather on Thursday informed the Senate Standing... Published 17 Jun, 2022 06:37am
Budgets Anomaly Committee: LCCI praises govt for giving representation LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry on Wednesday hailed the government for posing trust on the... Published 16 Jun, 2022 06:55am
Budgets Punjab govt announces Rs3.23trn budget amid deadlock Health, water, solar power, SEZs get massive allocations Updated 15 Jun, 2022 08:49pm
Budgets Punjab govt imposes no new tax under ST on services LAHORE: No new tax has been imposed by the Punjab government under the sales tax on services for the fiscal year... Published 16 Jun, 2022 07:10am
Import of items under FTAs, PTAs during 2022-23: Major decrease in duty exemptions/concessions witnessed