The Retail Fantasy Published 11 Jun, 2026 05:43am Every tax policy contains an implicit assumption. The latest retailer tax scheme contains one that deserves closer...
The fixed tax scheme: structural reform or another false start? Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am Pakistan’s retail sector presents one of the most stubborn structural anomalies in the national economy. With over...
PDP asks why agri, retail sectors continue to evade tax net Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party (PDP), Vice Chairman Azam Minhas has said that every year on the occasion of the...
Commercial property rent in Punjab: CAP concerned over imposition of 16pc ST Published 09 Jul, 2025 07:55am LAHORE: The Chainstore Association of Pakistan (CAP), the leading representative body for the organized retail...
Retail sector: CAP voices concerns over lack of ‘meaningful’ tax reforms Published 19 Jun, 2025 08:24am LAHORE: The Chainstore Association of Pakistan (CAP) has raised significant concerns over the lack of meaningful tax...
Retail sector woes prompt tax on digital platforms: FBR Updated 12 Jun, 2025 09:38am ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial Wednesday said tax has been imposed on...
Finance Bill 2025–26: CAP urges govt to overhaul retail tax structure Published 31 May, 2025 05:56am LAHORE: Pakistan’s organized retail sector on Friday urged the government to overhaul the current retail taxation...
Pakistan’s tax revenue projected at 12.6% of GDP Updated 19 May, 2025 09:44am ISLAMABAD: Total tax revenue is projected at 12.6 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) for 2024-25 against...
CAP chairman says there exist ‘huge disparities’ in retail sector Published 21 Feb, 2025 07:59am ISLAMABAD: Chainstore Association of Pakistan (CAP) Chairman Asfandyar Farrukh, Thursday, made an astonishing...
Pakistan cannot afford ‘free riders’: Aurangzeb calls for fairer tax contribution Updated 20 Feb, 2025 09:56pm Stresses on documentation of parallel economy
Rebellion by unregistered business entities Published 09 Jul, 2024 05:31am EDITORIAL: The stubborn resistance of the country’s unregistered sector to yet another attempt by the authorities...
Senate panel asks FBR to address concerns of retail sector Updated 22 Jun, 2024 09:18am ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance recommended Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to address concerns...
Retail sector taxation: CAP calls for urgent reforms Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am LAHORE: The Chainstore Association of Pakistan (CAP) has called for urgent reforms in the taxation of the retail...
More tax generation: CAP seeks adoption of digital payments in retail sector Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am LAHORE: The Chainstore Association of Pakistan (CAP) has called on authorities to prioritize the adoption of digital...
Identifying new taxpayers: Shamshad seeks data of electricity users Updated 25 Sep, 2023 09:31am ISLAMABAD: The caretaker Minister for Finance and Revenue, Dr Shamshad Akhtar, has sought updated data of...
CAP team meets minister: Retail sector assured of support in boosting exports thru e-commerce Published 24 Sep, 2023 03:21am LAHORE: Appreciating the organised retail sector’s endeavour of expanding in the exports arena, Interim Federal...
Another hybrid body needed to widen the tax net Updated 21 Jul, 2023 07:12am The addition of Special Facilitation Investment Council (SFIC) to the already existing hybrid organization and...
Wholesale, retail sectors: Govt considering ending multiple withholding taxes Updated 25 May, 2023 08:50am ISLAMABAD: The government is considering a recommendation of the Reforms & Revenue Mobilization Commission...
Business confidence negative: OICCI survey Updated 08 Dec, 2022 09:12am KARACHI: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has announced the results of its...
Retail sector spearheads domestic economy, says CAP Published 04 Dec, 2022 03:37am LAHORE: The retail sector in Pakistan is organizing rapidly through value-addition, contributing a large chunk of ...
European retailers are on investors’ naughty lists this Christmas Published 29 Oct, 2022 05:55am As the cost-of-living crisis squeezes consumers and shrinks disposable incomes, this year’s Christmas shopping...
Tax compliance: Only 20pc of retail sector turnover visible to FBR: Ashfaq Published 16 Mar, 2022 05:40am ISLAMABAD: Chairman FBR/ Secretary Revenue Division, Dr Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed said Tuesday that the annual business...