Achievement of revised target of Rs7.641trn: FBR chief asks Karachi taxmen to enforce additional taxation steps ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue Chairman Asim Ahmad has directed the senior Inland Revenue officials of Karachi... Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am
Opinion Inflation out of control Consumer price index (headline inflation) rose by 31.5 percent in February (up by 3.7 percentage points from... Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:36am
Opinion A reality-check desperately required The damning indictment of Pakistan’s economic policies continues with the latest attack by Managing Director... Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:17am
Print Anomaly in excise duty: Illegal cigarette trade will get a big boost ISLAMABAD: The anomaly created by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in new excise duty structure of cigarettes to... Updated 25 Feb, 2023 08:59am
Editorials Raise in FBR tax collection target EDITORIAL: Additional taxation measures of 170 billion rupees tabled in parliament on 15 February by Finance ... Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:57am
BR Research LSM troubles deepen Large Scale Manufacturing is down 3.7 percent for 1HFY23. For December it is down 3.5 percent – which marks the... Updated 20 Feb, 2023 10:55am
Print ‘Mini-budget’ Dar takes the flak from opposition, govt MNAs alike Lawmakers say mini-budget is meant to crush the poor under skyrocketing inflation Updated 18 Feb, 2023 01:33pm
Print Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2023: Senate adopts recommendations ISLAMABAD: The Upper House of the parliament saw a fiery debate on the Finance (Supplementary) Bill, 2023, on Friday... Updated 18 Feb, 2023 09:00am
Business & Finance FED on beverages/juices under mini-budget: FBR chairman assures to resolve issue ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday assured Aaron Fishman, Commercial Counselor US Embassy... Published 18 Feb, 2023 03:33am
Business & Finance Business, industrial community reject mini-budget KARACHI: business and industrial community has rejected the mini budget increase in taxes, increase in oil price and... Published 18 Feb, 2023 03:33am
Pakistan NA session adjourned without mini-budget approval Session now scheduled to take place on Monday at 5pm Updated 17 Feb, 2023 09:50pm
Opinion The Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2023: a comment General: The Finance Minister has laid Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2023 on the floor of the Parliament. (National... Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00am
Opinion IMF programme & reforms Pakistan, one of the major victims of climate change, is fighting alone to manage the damages caused due to... Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00am
Editorials ‘Mini-budget’ EDITORIAL: The revenue measures as revealed in the ‘mini-budget’ were expected as Finance Minister Ishaq Dar had... Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00am
Markets Rupee maintains upward trend against US dollar Currency settles at 264.38 in inter-bank market after 0.38% appreciation Updated 16 Feb, 2023 07:12pm
Pakistan PTI ‘dissidents’ blast govt over money bill ISLAMABAD: The dissidents of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) – who often blamed the then prime minister Imran Khan... Published 16 Feb, 2023 07:07am
Pakistan JI chief vows to bring masses out against mini-budget LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Sirajul Haq has categorically rejected the mini-budget, saying his party would... Published 16 Feb, 2023 06:08am
Pakistan IK says ‘mini-budget’ to fuel inflation LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Tuesday warned that after the passage of... Updated 16 Feb, 2023 06:31am
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
Pakistan Imran says 'mini budget' will accelerate spiraling inflation Says the current economic situation was inevitable as the ruling coalition focused on getting their corruption cases closed Updated 15 Feb, 2023 09:13pm
Markets KSE-100 recovers some losses, up 0.43% Indices sway in both directions while volumes decline from previous close Published 15 Feb, 2023 05:52pm
Print FED on cigarettes doubled ISLAMABAD: The government has started the implementation of the mini-budget late Tuesday night by doubling the... Updated 15 Feb, 2023 08:58am
Business & Finance FBR drafted no proposal to tax bank deposits ISLAMABAD: There was no proposal drafted by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) at any stage to impose tax on bank... Updated 13 Feb, 2023 09:01am
Print IMF-govt talks give birth to ‘mini-budget’ Finance Minister Ishaq Dar says government has agreed to impose Rs170 billion in additional taxes Updated 11 Feb, 2023 05:15pm
Editorials ‘Mini-budget’ revenue impact raised EDITORIAL: Informed sources have revealed exclusively to Business Recorder that the Ministry of Finance has ... Published 31 Jan, 2023 06:01am
Editorials Conclude 9th review and move ahead EDITORIAL: The finance minister, Ishaq Dar, finally budged from position of keeping the PKR to dollar parity... Published 30 Jan, 2023 05:56am
Business & Finance FBR seeks to raise FED on motor vehicles ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed to raise the federal excise duty (FED) on imported and... Updated 28 Jan, 2023 08:42am
Print FBR chairman tells NA body: ‘So far, no mini-budget is under consideration’ ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Asim Ahmad, Monday, said that so far the FBR is not considering... Updated 16 Nov, 2022 10:16am
Business & Finance PIAF opposes more taxes as govt finalises mini-budget LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has opposed the imposition of more taxes, as... Published 08 Nov, 2022 05:56am
Opinion A mini-budget or an annexure to budget? For the first time in Pakistan’s chequered history additional revenue measures were annexed to the budget by a... Updated 27 Jun, 2022 06:28am