FBR informs IMF of its plan to register 1m non-filers ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Monday, informed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that tax... Updated 28 Nov, 2023 09:09am
Editorials Reverse migration EDITORIAL: One by one the social spillovers of the financial meltdown are beginning to show. Now there’s a very... Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am
Print Taskforce on FBR reforms yet to become fully functional ISLAMABAD: The task force on tax and Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) reforms, constituted by the finance minister has... Updated 15 Oct, 2023 09:35am
Print Shamshad-led task force to introduce tax reforms ISLAMABAD: A task force has been formed for tax reforms, and caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar has been... Updated 29 Sep, 2023 03:01pm
Business & Finance Tax system being digitised under reform process: PM ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar Thursday stated the country’s tax system is being digitised... Updated 08 Sep, 2023 09:22am
Print PM lays focus on tax reforms, sell-off process Says increasing tax collection is the foremost priority of the government Updated 07 Sep, 2023 09:51am
Print Steps to broaden tax base: FY24 budget advances primary surplus of 0.4pc of GDP: IMF ISLAMABAD: The fiscal year 2024 budget advances a primary surplus of around 0.4 percent of GDP by taking some steps... Updated 14 Jul, 2023 09:27am
Business & Finance Speakers underscore need for taking concrete steps aimed at improving housing affordability ISLAMABAD: Speakers at an event have urged the government to introduce serious policy, institutional, financing, and... Published 13 Jul, 2023 04:50am
Editorials ‘Reliable, consistent’ tax regime EDITORIAL: Tax reforms, rather the need for them, is (understandably) all the rage these days, considering the... Published 08 Jul, 2023 06:20am
Editorials Living up to our own track record EDITORIAL: We have yet again failed to complete an IMF programme, which perhaps was the toughest one for the... Published 03 Jul, 2023 06:04am
Opinion Budget-2023-24: Yet another ritualistic exercise Majority of the Pakistanis are going to be dejected after hearing the second budget of the outgoing alliance... Updated 09 Jun, 2023 07:00am
Editorials NEC decisions EDITORIAL: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, while briefing the media... Published 08 Jun, 2023 06:30am
Opinion Budget, taxes, revival & growth Fiscal consolidation should be as growth-friendly as possible. In general, tax base-broadening reforms are ... Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am
Print RRMC takes stock of economic situation ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Saturday chaired the meeting of... Updated 30 Apr, 2023 09:21am
Markets Dar directs energy sector to resolve liquidity issues at the earliest Minister for Finance and Revenue Ishaq Dar has directed authorities in the energy sector including Petroleum... Updated 29 Apr, 2023 06:41pm
Print Govt fails to implement WB-recommended tax reforms ISLAMABAD: The government has failed to fully implement the World Bank recommended major tax reforms for enhancing... Updated 20 Apr, 2023 08:35am
Print Pension, subsidies & cut in SOEs’ losses: ‘Structural reforms’ being introduced thru budget: Dar Proposed austerity measures come under consideration during Federal Cabinet meeting Updated 03 Mar, 2023 11:46am
Opinion IMF conditionalities: fiscal reforms The International Monetary Fund (IMF) typically imposes a series of conditions on countries that receive financial... Published 01 Mar, 2023 06:21am
Business & Finance FTO directs FBR to disallow audit of incomplete returns LAHORE: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr Asif Mahmood Jah has directed the Information Technology (IT) wing of the... Published 03 Feb, 2023 06:17am
Print Importance of ‘RRMC’ in taxation issues highlighted ISLAMABAD: The government has highlighted the importance of the Reforms and Resource Mobilisation Commission (RRMC)... Updated 21 Jan, 2023 08:49am
Print ‘All is not well’ on economic front: Aisha Minister of State for Finance and Revenue acknowledges country is under stress, but will not default on the external obligation Updated 17 Dec, 2022 08:52pm
Print Tax reforms recommendations to FBR: Supertax has successful large businesses: PBC ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has observed that the supertax has penalised successful large... Updated 27 Nov, 2022 09:41am
Business & Finance Tax reforms give capital market a level-playing field: SECP chief ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Chairman Aamir Khan Wednesday informed the... Updated 15 Sep, 2022 09:53am
Business & Finance CDPR holds workshop on ‘tax reforms for inclusive, sustainable growth’ LAHORE: The Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR) in collaboration with the British High Commission’s... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:10am
Business & Finance ‘Reversal’ of tax reforms to hit economy: GSMA ISLAMABAD: The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) has stated that the reversal of 2021-22 tax reforms in... Published 27 Jan, 2022 04:05am
Editorials IMF conditionalities EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) as well as other multilaterals has come under considerable ... Published 21 Dec, 2021 04:14am
Print Tax reforms: Businessmen will be taken into confidence: Ashfaq ISLAMABAD: The newly-appointed Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Dr Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed Wednesday assured... Updated 26 Aug, 2021 09:14pm
Print Tarin’s approach to Budget FY22 ‘Well thought out’ tax reforms ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister, Shaukat Tarin has said that “well thought out” tax reforms would be included in the... Published 20 May, 2021 04:26am
World UN condemns 'excessive' use of force in Colombia protests The rights office called for calm on all sides ahead of a planned mass protest on Wednesday, and stressed that security forces should only use firearms as a last resort. Published 04 May, 2021 04:15pm
Opinion Simplification of taxes for growth — II The government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has been reminded in these columns time and again that no agenda ... Published 26 Mar, 2021 05:22am