Finance Bill: New steps to trigger mass exodus of foreign investment: Telecom industry ISLAMABAD: Telecom industry has warned the government that new measures proposed in the finance bill would trigger a... Published 15 Jun, 2024 06:57am
Pakistan PPP accuses PML-N of ignoring its inputs: Budget ‘anti-poor’: opposition ISLAMABAD: Having been lashed out by the opposition forces over tending to formulate the anti-poor and excessively... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am
Print Govt proposes increase in PL rate ISLAMABAD: The federal government has proposed an increase in petroleum levy to Rs 80 per litre on petrol and diesel... Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:47am
Print Finance Bill 2024: New ‘late filers’ category introduced Category created to attract higher rate of tax for late filing of income tax return Updated 13 Jun, 2024 03:48pm
Print Finance Bill 2024 laid in Senate ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, Wednesday, moved a copy of the Finance Bill 2024 in Senate, which... Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:37am
Business & Finance Finance Bill 2024: major changes likely in IR Statutes ISLAMABAD: The Finance Bill 2024 will issue major changes in Inland Revenue Statutes for Harmonization and... Updated 06 Apr, 2024 08:47am
Print Income tax law: FBR proposes new definition of word ‘banking’ Proposed draft amendments in the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 issued for simplification and harmonization through the next Finance Bill, 2024 Updated 14 Aug, 2023 05:32pm
Print Finance bill: Bureaucracy can devise ‘zero tax’ regime Senate Standing Committee on Finance holds meeting under chairmanship of Senator Saleem Mandviwalla Updated 21 Jul, 2023 09:48am
Editorials IMF: We have to pay the price we deserve to pay EDITORIAL: While specific details of precisely what are the prior conditions that the government has agreed to in ... Updated 04 Jul, 2023 05:45am
Business & Finance Comments on changes in Finance Bill 2023 General These notes provide comments on the changes proposed in the Finance Bill 2023 by the Finance Minister. This... Published 27 Jun, 2023 06:15am
Business & Finance Budget 2023-24: ‘high earners’ to pay a higher income tax as govt revises rates Budget proposals originally maintained income tax rates before govt amended the Finance Bill Updated 26 Jun, 2023 06:40pm
Print Amended finance bill sails through NA: Key steps taken to keep IMF in good humour Revenue target of Federal Board of Revenue goes up from Rs9.2 trillion to Rs9.415 trillion Updated 26 Jun, 2023 12:52pm
Print Massive changes introduced in Finance Bill Govt withdraws certain exemptions, re-imposes/increases regulatory duties on imports of luxury items Updated 25 Jun, 2023 05:02pm
Markets Pakistan will look to impose Rs215bn additional taxes after IMF talks: Dar Finance minister says 'we have ensured impact of these taxes will not be passed to downtrodden' in address to wind up Federal Budget 2023-24 debate in National Assembly Updated 25 Jun, 2023 09:00pm
Business & Finance Finance Bill: Some major anomalies will be removed, Dar tells FPCCI team KARACHI: In a meeting with FPCCI, Federal Minister for Finance & Revenue Ishaq Dar has agreed in principle to... Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am
Print Finance Bill: NA discusses Senate suggestions ISLAMABAD: The recommendations made by the Senate on Finance Bill, 2023-24 were presented in the National Assembly... Updated 22 Jun, 2023 08:52am
Business & Finance Dar assures businessmen: Discrepancies in new Finance Bill will be removed ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has assured business community amendments in the Finance Bill-2023 for ease of... Published 21 Jun, 2023 05:21am
Business & Finance Govt accused of giving boost to undocumented retail sector thru budget LAHORE: The budget 2023-24 has given more relaxation to the undocumented and unregistered retail sector and... Published 16 Jun, 2023 06:27am
Print Additional advances to IT ITeS: 20pc concessionary tax rate on banks’ income proposed KARACHI: The federal government has proposed concessionary tax rate for banks income from additional advances to... Updated 10 Jun, 2023 08:51am
Print Cash withdrawal: Non-filers to pay 0.6pc advance tax KARACHI: The federal government has proposed 0.6 percent advance tax on cash withdrawal for non-filers to bring more... Published 10 Jun, 2023 04:37am
Print KE seeks amendments to tax laws ISLAMABAD: K-Electric (KE) has sought amendments in tax laws including income tax, minimum turnover, payment of... Updated 30 May, 2023 09:22am
Business & Finance FBR urged to address errors, omissions thru finance bill ISLAMABAD: Tax experts have urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to correct the errors and omissions of earlier... Published 29 May, 2023 04:27am
Print Supply of Thar coal to industry: Tax amendments on the cards ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Office (PMO) has directed Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to alter/ amend Income Tax... Updated 17 Apr, 2023 08:48am
Opinion Power transmission as ‘service’ The federal government has finally relented to pressure and agreed to treat power transmission as a service from the... Updated 12 Apr, 2023 07:25am
Print Centre-provinces declaration: Power transmission will be treated as ‘service’ from July 1 ISLAMABAD: The federal government and provinces have declared that the transmission of electricity would be treated... Updated 06 Apr, 2023 08:45am
Business & Finance Finance Bill: Govt has failed to incentivize IT, ITeS exports: P@SHA ISLAMABAD: Muhammad Zohaib Khan, chairman Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA), has apprised that the ... Published 29 Mar, 2023 06:27am
Print Govt lays Finance Bill in Senate ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar moved on Wednesday a copy of the Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2023 in the... Updated 16 Feb, 2023 08:56am
Print Dar inducts four new members into ‘RRMC’ ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has included four new members in the Reforms and Resource Mobilization... Updated 08 Feb, 2023 09:15am
Business & Finance Leading businessman inducted into body on resource mobilisation ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has included Ziad Bashir, a leading businessman, as a member of the Reforms ... Published 28 Dec, 2022 04:12am
Business & Finance Move to bring 2m retailers into tax net: Senate body clears bill on tax laws ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance has cleared the Tax Laws (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 with some... Updated 23 Dec, 2022 08:44am