Budget 2025-26: Pakistan govt likely to bring YouTubers, freelancers into tax net Pakistan government is projected to impose new taxes including on the income of freelancers, vloggers, and... Updated 22 May, 2025 08:36pm
Budget 2025-26 Budget FY26: Insurance industry seeks reforms including removal of double taxation, says IAP chairman Chairman Insurance Association of Pakistan (IAP) Shoaib Javed Hussain says elimination of overlapping tax jurisdictions between the federal government and provincial authorities will ultimately benefit policyholders Updated 22 May, 2025 02:53pm
Business & Finance SPDC flags concerns as tobacco sector seeks tax relief in budget LAHORE: The tobacco industry has called on the government to introduce a third tax tier and lower Federal Excise ... Published 22 May, 2025 06:08am
Business & Finance PTC submits budget proposals to PM ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) has submitted its proposals to the Prime Minister for federal budget... Published 22 May, 2025 06:08am
Pakistan Minister chairs SESSI meeting prior to budget KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Labour and Human Resources, Shahid Abdul Salam Thaheem, chaired the 172nd meeting of the... Published 21 May, 2025 06:43am
BR Research The June 2025 budget will be Aurangzeb’s moment Finance minister Aurangzeb’s debut budget last June was written on an emergency-ward clipboard. He walked into... Updated 20 May, 2025 08:09am
Budget 2025-26 ‘Salaried class can expect some relief in upcoming budget’ KARACHI: Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue, Large Taxpayers Office (LTO) Karachi, Zubair Bilal has stated that the... Updated 20 May, 2025 09:10am
Pakistan Rana says good news for people in coming budget KARACHI: A financial team of the federal government led by Advisor to Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana... Published 19 May, 2025 06:15am
Opinion Budget: What should be key priorities? Budget preparations are underway in the federal capital with major stakeholders putting in their requests for next... Updated 19 May, 2025 07:20am
Pakistan Budget FY26: Sindh CM takes step aimed at finalising proposals, allocations KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has begun budget meetings to finalise the development proposals ... Updated 15 May, 2025 07:45am
Pakistan Aurangzeb says upcoming budget to be strategic, focused on long-term growth Existing protectionist regime must be dismantled, says finance minister Updated 13 May, 2025 10:56pm
Print FY26 budget: Rates of CGT and WHT will be reduced ISLAMABAD: The rates of the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and Withholding Tax on immovable properties would be... Updated 11 May, 2025 09:44am
Budget 2025-26 Export Facilitation Scheme be retained in FY26 budget ISLAMABAD: The government will not withdraw/replace the Export Facilitation Scheme (EFS) in budget (2025-26),... Updated 06 May, 2025 07:48am
Business & Finance FPCCI emphasizes special steps for development of SMEs in budget KARACHI: President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Atif Ikram Sheikh emphasized ... Published 17 Apr, 2025 08:16am
Pakistan NA body told: MoST starts no new project since three years due to budget shortage ISLAMABAD: Budget constraints are affecting innovation and research, as the Ministry of Science and Technology has... Published 17 Apr, 2025 07:50am
World Trump eyes near 50 percent cut in State Dept budget: US media WASHINGTON: The US State Department is expected to propose an unprecedented scaling back of Washington’s diplomatic... Published 15 Apr, 2025 09:44pm
Pakistan Impacts of climate change: Sindh decides to include measures in budget KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to include measures in the upcoming new budget to address the impacts of... Published 11 Apr, 2025 05:38am
Pakistan Pakistan may present budget early to secure IMF board approval, says Topline The signing of a Staff Level Agreement (SLA) between the Pakistani authorities and the International Monetary Fund... Updated 17 Mar, 2025 09:23pm
Markets Govt eyes insurance sector to diversify lending sources: Aurangzeb Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday said the government seeks to diversify beyond the banking sector for... Updated 10 Mar, 2025 11:33pm
Opinion TPO: A test of reform Pakistan’s taxation and trade enforcement systems remain highly inefficient. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has... Updated 04 Mar, 2025 06:58am
Opinion Divide between nominal vs real GDP The consolidated federal and provincial fiscal operations data for fiscal year 2024-25 assumes nominal Gross ... Updated 03 Mar, 2025 06:57am
Print MoE, affiliated depts: PD panel examines budget proposals for PSDP ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Standing Committee on Energy (Petroleum Division) was convened on Thursday to examine... Updated 28 Feb, 2025 09:15am
Print Bun, rusk sales: FTO tells FBR to offer GST relief in budget ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has strongly recommended the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to consider... Updated 27 Feb, 2025 09:24am
Pakistan Zardari advises PPP to wait until next budget LAHORE: President Asif Ali Zardari has advised Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) parliamentary delegation to wait ... Published 26 Feb, 2025 06:30am
World Trump agenda faces reality check in Congress vote WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s radical agenda on everything from immigration to tax reform faced a key... Published 25 Feb, 2025 10:48pm
Print Budget preparations commence in consultation with traders: Aurangzeb LAHORE: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Sunday said that economic stability has been achieved and the... Updated 24 Feb, 2025 09:24am
Business & Finance Centre asked to reduce property transfer tax rates like KP govt PESHAWAR: Advisor to the KP Chief Minister on Finance and Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) Muzammil Aslam said on... Published 04 Feb, 2025 06:29am
Opinion India’s budget: a forward thinking, citizen friendly approach to salaried class India Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Indian Union Budget in the Lok Sabha in Delhi on February 1,... Updated 04 Feb, 2025 07:10am
Print FY26 budget: Tax, non-tax revenue: 4 base categories identified ISLAMABAD: The budget circular for fiscal year 2025-26 calls for a new set of information to identify and tag green/... Updated 10 Jan, 2025 03:16pm
Business & Finance FBR invites proposals for budget FY2025-26 ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed Inland Revenue field formations and business community to... Published 09 Jan, 2025 07:26am
PM assures presidents of chambers of commerce: Steps being taken to ensure access to easy business loans