PBC apologies for mistake, now says Pakistan’s salaried class paying up to 3 times more tax than in India After posting a detailed chart showing how Pakistan’s salaried class is paying up to 9.4 times more tax than in... Updated 26 Jul, 2024 05:10pm
Markets PBC questions govt’s ambitious $65bn export target The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), the country’s largest corporate sector advocacy platform, has raised concerns... Published 23 Jul, 2024 07:27pm
Pakistan Aurangzeb assures ‘favourable outcomes’ for public, business in final budget Finance Division says recommendations being noted and will be considered in finalisation of budget Updated 24 Jun, 2024 10:50pm
Pakistan Imposition of further taxes on salaried group to ‘accelerate brain drain’ in Pakistan: PBC The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), the country’s largest corporate advocacy platform, has warned that the... Updated 20 Jun, 2024 10:42pm
Business & Finance Budget 2024-25: PBC for documenting economy as per Indian model ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has strongly proposed Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb to implement... Published 21 May, 2024 03:39am
Markets 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
Pakistan PBC calls for the removal of 1% CVT on foreign assets The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), the country’s largest corporate sector advocacy platform, has called for the... Updated 17 May, 2024 05:55pm
Business & Finance Well-organised documented sectors: PBC urges FBR to rationalise ‘super tax’ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has proposed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to rationalise ‘super... Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am
Markets 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
Print PBC floats 5-year ‘exports charter and imports substitution plan’ ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has proposed a five-year exports charter and import substitution plan... Updated 26 Apr, 2024 01:05pm
Markets PBC calls for ‘5-year’ IMF programme in letter to lender PBC believes front loading of targets by IMF stems from the relatively short-term programmes Updated 04 Mar, 2024 08:02pm
Markets Distributors, including delivery services chargeable to Sindh sales tax: SRB Supply chain management and distribution (including delivery) services are chargeable to Sindh sales tax at the rate... Published 01 Mar, 2024 09:11pm
Business & Finance BVMW-Germany’s official due next week ISLAMABAD: The BVMW-Germany’s official Country Representative to Pakistan, Matthew D Shaw, will be visiting... Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am
Print Restructuring plan of FBR: Taxpayers should be inducted into Policy Board: PBC ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has strongly recommended that the taxpayers (stakeholders) should be... Updated 05 Feb, 2024 09:34am
Markets PBC urges incoming govt to effectively implement FBR restructuring The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), one of the country’s largest corporate advocacy platforms, has urged the... Updated 31 Jan, 2024 04:20pm
Pakistan ‘Existential crisis’: tax the undocumented sector, urges PBC Body says first task of incoming government will be to negotiate IMF programme, seek longer-term, reform-centric bailout Published 03 Jan, 2024 07:30pm
Markets PBC urges govt to lower power tariffs The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), the country’s largest corporate sector advocacy platform, has urged the... Updated 28 Dec, 2023 07:59pm
Business & Finance Poly bags for sugar, cement and wheat: PBC urges Shamshad to make QR-Code printing mandatory ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar has been requested to make mandatory printing of QR-Code on... Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am
Print PBC floats proposals aimed at reducing power tariff ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has floated proposals to slash electricity tariff up to Rs 6.5 per unit... Updated 14 Oct, 2023 05:24pm
Markets PBC calls for investigation after Pakistan’s exports to China ‘underreported by $594mn’ Pakistan Business Council says FBR should also look into the possibility of loss of tax revenue Updated 10 Oct, 2023 10:48pm
Markets Businesses laud Pakistan govt’s measures against ‘misuse of Afghan Transit Trade’ Business bodies including the Pakistan Business Council (PBC) and the All Pakistan Textile Mills Limited (APTMA)... Updated 04 Oct, 2023 10:46pm
Business & Finance PBC underscores need for renegotiating transit trade with Kabul KARACHI: In order to curb the misuse of Afghan transit trade, Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has recommended... Updated 27 Sep, 2023 10:27am
Business & Finance PBC apprises ministers about key challenges ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Business Council (PBC) on Tuesday held meetings with caretaker Federal Ministers Dr Gohar Ejaz... Updated 20 Sep, 2023 09:41am
Markets Caretaker govt’s ‘do nothing’ approach doing no good for Pakistan: PBC The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), one of the country’s largest corporate advocacy platforms, on Monday slammed... Updated 04 Sep, 2023 05:55pm
Markets Rapid rupee decline brewing ‘a perfect storm’ for Pakistan: PBC The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), one of the country’s largest corporate advocacy platforms, warned that the... Updated 01 Sep, 2023 06:10pm
Pakistan PBC appoints new leadership, Shabbir Diwan becomes new chairman In line with its tradition, the Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has appointed a new leadership for the next 18... Updated 05 Aug, 2023 02:06am
Print Economy very much on track: PM KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday said the country’s economy was on the course of progress as the... Updated 27 Jul, 2023 08:55am
Business & Finance LCCI president submits proposals to Senate body LAHORE: The President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Kashif Anwar, made a number of ... Published 24 May, 2023 05:57am
Editorials ‘Realistic’ tax target EDITORIAL: The budget is just around the corner, which makes this the time when the finance ministry is flooded with... Published 20 May, 2023 05:59am
Business & Finance Budget proposals: PBC asks FBR to discourage use of cash in economy ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has received different budget proposals to check the cash economy in... Published 20 May, 2023 05:59am
Following $600mn Ambani wedding, India has set the stage for its next growth phase, Pakistan is still lost
Following $600mn Ambani wedding, India has set the stage for its next growth phase, Pakistan is still lost
Following $600mn Ambani wedding, India has set the stage for its next growth phase, Pakistan is still lost