PTC holds session on efficacy of T&T in tobacco sector ISLAMABAD: The success of Track & Trace System in Pakistan will depend upon the implementation of the system in... Published 12 Nov, 2023 03:14am
Print ‘Illicit cigarettes to inflict Rs300bn annual loss on kitty’ ISLAMABAD: The documented tobacco industry has estimated to pay Rs242 billion federal excise duty/sales tax in the... Updated 13 Oct, 2023 08:46am
Editorials So much for track and trace EDITORIAL: It seems we can’t go even a few days without receiving some sort of bad news from the tax and revenue... Published 09 Sep, 2023 06:20am
Print Share of smuggled cigarettes further increases: Documented sector demands govt take action Pakistan Tobacco Company (PTC) apprehends that the market share of the illicit tobacco sector would further cross 53 percent in the next quarter of 2023-24 Updated 21 Aug, 2023 09:58am
Print Illicit trade: Cigarette makers question FBR’s performance ISLAMABAD: Leading cigarette manufacturers Friday raised serious questions over the performance of the Federal Board... Updated 22 Jul, 2023 09:45am
Business & Finance NA told: Tobacco sector tax evasion touches Rs240bn mark ISLAMABAD: The parliamentarians were informed during the National Assembly session that the tax evasion in the... Published 16 Jun, 2023 06:27am
Business & Finance Tobacco sector: significant decline in sales hitting national exchequer ISLAMABAD: The documented tobacco sector in Pakistan is experiencing a significant decline in sales, resulting in a... Published 26 May, 2023 06:48am
Business & Finance Hike in FED on tobacco to hit govt’s revenue collection efforts KARACHI: The recent increase in the Federal Excise Duty (FED) on the tobacco sector will lead to reduction in the... Published 25 Feb, 2023 06:23am
Pakistan Market flooded with smuggled cigarettes, reveals survey ISLAMABAD: Pakistani markets are once again flooded with smuggled and non-duty paid cigarettes with no tax stamps,... Published 14 Nov, 2022 05:55am
Business & Finance Track-and-trace system not implemented: Illegal cigarette trade continues to flourish KARACHI: The volume of illegal cigarette trade continues to surge as the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR)... Published 05 Nov, 2022 06:26am
Print Unmanufactured tobacco: Adjustable FED of Rs390/kg not applicable on farmers: FBR ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Member Inland Revenue (Operations), Malik Amajd Zubair Tiwana, said... Updated 15 Oct, 2022 09:49am
Print Tobacco: new excise regime unveiled ISLAMABAD: To control tax evasion in tobacco sector, the government has increased the adjustable Federal Excise Duty... Updated 23 Sep, 2022 09:51am
Print Track-and-trace system: FBR to issue new deadline to tobacco sector ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will issue a new deadline beyond May 20, 2022 for the documented... Updated 23 May, 2022 10:06am
Pakistan ‘Illicit cigarettes inflicting a huge loss on national economy’ LAHORE: The illicit cigarettes in Pakistan is not only inflicting huge loss to the national kitty but also posing... Published 30 Jan, 2022 04:04am
Opinion Pakistan remains at the bottom of the cigarette tax scorecard Pakistan has scored 1.13 points out of 5 on the cigarette tax scorecard, standing at 131st position among 160... Published 20 Nov, 2021 03:58am
BR Research PAKT’s strong quarter The post-budget quarter was a plentiful one for the tobacco giant. As per its latest financials released to the... Published 26 Oct, 2021 07:30am
Pakistan Tax evasion in tobacco sector continues unabated LAHORE: The country's tobacco sector is plagued with tax evasion and an estimated Rs 80 billion are evaded annually... Published 25 Sep, 2021 04:59am
BR Research On cigarette production While the country’s top cigarette manufacturers have posted strong bottom lines lately, the cigarette production,... Published 14 Sep, 2021 07:30am