Tax gap touches Rs7.1trn mark: FBR says Rs389bn enforcement steps hinge on parliament nod ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial, Friday, disclosed before the National... Published 14 Jun, 2025 06:59am
Budget 2025-26 Rs17.6trn FY26 Budget unveiled under the shadows of IMF conditions, US tariff tensions and war threat Federal expenditure cut by a hefty 7% Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am
Business & Finance Improving tax-to-GDP ratio crucial to ease Pakistan debt burden: FBR official Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chief commissioner Aftab Alam said on Tuesday improving tax-to-GDP ratio was... Published 20 May, 2025 09:18pm
Business & Finance Pakistan’s tax-to-GDP ratio declines in FY2024–25, says think tank ISLAMABAD: An economic thinktank has claimed that the tax-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio of the Federal Board... Updated 20 May, 2025 08:52am
Budget 2025-26 OICCI seeks key tax reforms to increase tax-to-GDP ratio KARACHI: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has released its recommendations for the... Published 30 Apr, 2025 05:57am
Print PMO takes big step towards fueling economy Directs ministries to take necessary actions on business community proposals Updated 01 Apr, 2025 04:34pm
Editorials A tax framework designed to fail EDITORIAL: The country’s fundamentally flawed tax system has long undermined the business environment, slowed... Published 28 Mar, 2025 06:24am
Budget 2025-26 FY26 Budget proposals: Businesses urge govt to gradually reduce GST rate Pakistan Business Council recommends reduction in withholding taxes for exporters to minimise impact on cash flow of their business Updated 25 Mar, 2025 09:30am
Print World Bank likely to approve additional IDA credit to PRR $70 million in additional investment financing for the Federal Board of Revenue will support its new Transformation Plan Updated 23 Mar, 2025 10:26pm
Opinion Provincial revenue mobilisation The previous article had focused on the overall fiscal performance of Provincial governments in the first six months... Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:03am
Opinion Fiscal performance of provincial govts The information on fiscal operations by the four provincial governments in the first half of 2024-25 has been... Updated 11 Mar, 2025 06:02am
Opinion TPO: A test of reform Pakistan’s taxation and trade enforcement systems remain highly inefficient. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has... Updated 04 Mar, 2025 06:58am
Opinion IMF programme & our vulnerabilities Pakistan’s economy has been perpetually struggling through recurrent turbulent phases, facing severe fiscal and... Published 28 Feb, 2025 07:01am
Pakistan Planning minister identifies major impediments to economic progress ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal, terming governance... Published 27 Feb, 2025 07:52am
BR Research Fiscal gains with pain The fiscal consolidation continues. In 1HFY25, the government posted the lowest fiscal deficit as a percentage of... Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:54am
Print Aurangzeb informs PBC: Tax policy unit to be relocated to MoF ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has conveyed to Pakistan Business Council (PBC) that the government... Updated 28 Jan, 2025 03:10pm
Business & Finance Aurangzeb lists steps to ease debt burden DAVOS: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday said achieving sustainable development is Pakistan’s top... Published 23 Jan, 2025 06:14am
Business & Finance Have to convert stability into sustainable growth, says PM KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, vowing to take forward the agenda of economic stabilization and reforms, on... Updated 09 Jan, 2025 09:04am
Print Aurangzeb for bringing elite class into tax net FAISALABAD: Federal Minister for Finance & Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Sunday that the elite... Updated 30 Dec, 2024 02:42pm
Editorials Tax bill aimed at tightening noose EDITORIAL: The bill to grant tax authorities sweeping powers to enforce compliance was tabled and is expected to ... Updated 27 Dec, 2024 07:32am
Print Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited: Restructuring plan approved by ECC Revenue Division/FBR briefs the forum that the Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited is a company to support the revenue automation function of the Federal Board of Revenue Updated 27 Dec, 2024 03:28pm
Business & Finance Pakistan’s top 5% earners liable to pay Rs1.6trn in taxes, says FBR chief During press conference alongside finance minister, Langrial says income tax evasion happening at massive scale Updated 26 Dec, 2024 10:53pm
Print Aurangzeb throws light on people’s approach to tax obligations ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, Tuesday, disclosed that people are ready to pay more money (tax),... Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:22am
Print Aurangzeb vows to overhaul tax machinery ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has reiterated the government’s... Updated 21 Dec, 2024 02:47pm
Print Tax rates can be reduced if revenue generated effectively: FBR chief LAHORE: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Rashid Mahmood Langrial has agreed with Lahore Chamber of Commerce... Updated 18 Dec, 2024 03:43pm
Business & Finance BMP for raising tax-to-GDP ratio as collection shortfall likely to widen LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) on Sunday... Published 09 Dec, 2024 07:23am
Editorials Surcharge on fossil fuels EDITORIAL: It’s been learnt that one of the key measures under consideration to increase the tax-to-GDP ratio, as... Updated 17 Nov, 2024 06:07am
Print FBR assures IMF: Rs12.9trn revenue target will stay intact Tax collection target of the FBR would not be revised downward for the current fiscal year, sources say Updated 14 Nov, 2024 02:25pm
Print FBR will impose new surcharge on fossil fuels ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will impose a new surcharge on fossil fuels to generate additional... Updated 09 Nov, 2024 02:59pm
Business & Finance FBR’s efforts to stop tax leakages commendable LAHORE: The government's recognition and efforts to curb tax evasion across the country are commendable; however,... Published 01 Nov, 2024 08:08am