Tag: GST
Can the New Budget Deliver Relief? Jawad Naqvi
The federal budget was expected to be unveiled this Friday, but reports…
Can Discipline Drive Development? What FY26 Means for Pakistan: Arsal Mir
In the run-up to the announcement of the FY2025-26 federal budget, there…
Govt Aims to Raise Rs650bn via ‘Mini-Budget’
The government is set to unveil a mini-budget aimed at generating approximately…
Taxed formula milk in a malnourished country: Akram Zia
The recent imposition of an 18% general sales tax (GST) on formula…
FBR to Increase Property Valuations
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) announced on Friday its plan to…
Govt Considers Raising GST by One Percentage Point
The government is considering options to raise the GST rate by 1…
GST on cars priced over Rs4 million increased to 25 percent
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in Pakistan has imposed a 25…
FBR Rejects Proposal for 18% Sales Tax on Cars
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has rejected a proposal from the…
IMF condition met as NA passes mini-budget
Amid thin presence of the members, the National Assembly Monday passed the…
Finance bill to meet IMF conditions tabled in parliament
A crucial tax amendment bill to fulfil the conditions of the International…
Can IMF deal bring Pakistan’s economy out of woods? Shafaqna Exclusive
Despite talks being conducted for almost ten days, Pakistan and the IMF…
PM okays Rs180bn taxes, hike in gas & power tariffs, GST
In a last-ditch effort to break the deadlock with IMF, Prime Minister…
Fixing the taxation system – Part III
One of the pernicious side-effects of a large dose of the federal…
The (only) light at the end
Every nation has some pipedreams. We Pakistanis have several. One of them…
Petroleum levy to be jacked up to Rs50: OGRA
Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) Chairman Masroor Khan on Friday said…
Petrol up by Rs14.85 per litre, diesel Rs13.23
The government on Thursday jacked up the prices of petrol and diesel…
Dealing with rising oil prices
There is no increase in petroleum prices this time around, although crude…
Flour Mills Association warns to go on strike
Shafaqna Pakistan: Pakistan Flour Mills Association has warned to go on strike…
FBR, provincial tax authorities remain undecided on GST returns
The FBR and four provincial revenue authorities have so far failed to…
On POL products: PTI govt mulls Rs20 per litre GST
Shafaqna Pakistan: In what could be a major revenue spinner, the federal government…