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PBC apologies for mistake, now says Pakistan’s salaried class paying up to 3 times more tax than in India

After posting a detailed chart showing how Pakistan’s salaried class is paying up to 9.4 times more tax than in...

Updated 26 Jul, 2024 05:10pm

Taxes

AFF’s tax memorandum on federal & provincial finance acts, 2024

Published 06 Jul, 2024 01:48pm

Business & Economy

Dr Gohar Ejaz urges govt to provide relief to salaried class

Former caretaker minister also advocates lowering key interest rate

Updated 05 Jul, 2024 04:45pm

Budgets

After fresh tax: milk in Pakistan becomes more expensive than in France

Milk prices in Pakistan surged by more than a fifth after a new tax was applied in the federal budget, making the...

Published 04 Jul, 2024 07:44pm

Budgets

Access the Finance Act 2024 here

Published 01 Jul, 2024 05:06pm

Budgets

Tax memorandum on changes in Finance Bill 2024

Published 29 Jun, 2024 02:08pm

Business & Economy

Govt passes tax-laden budget ahead of talks on fresh IMF loan

Some amendments part of the final budget

Updated 28 Jun, 2024 11:57pm

Business & Economy

Govt to see if it can ‘protect’ Pakistan’s salaried class further, says Aurangzeb

Finance minister says additional taxes could have been imposed, but salaried class was 'protected'

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 03:42pm

Business & Economy

Imposition of further taxes on salaried group to ‘accelerate brain drain’ in Pakistan: PBC

The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), the country’s largest corporate advocacy platform, has warned that the...

Updated 20 Jun, 2024 10:42pm

Budgets

Pakistan’s tax-heavy budget likely to land IMF bailout, but stoke tensions

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s plan to raise taxes in its 2024-25 budget and boost state revenues will help it win approval...

Updated 14 Jun, 2024 09:33pm

Budgets

Tax Memorandum 2024-25: a turbulent takeoff amidst the IMF negotiations

Published 13 Jun, 2024 07:35pm

Budgets

Federal Budget 2024-25: memorandum

Published 13 Jun, 2024 07:31pm

Budgets

Comments on Finance Bill 2024

Published 13 Jun, 2024 07:31pm

Budgets

Key highlights of Budget 2024-25

Business Recorder takes a look at key points

Updated 15 Jun, 2024 01:20pm

Business & Economy

Post-budget presser: govt wants to enhance tax-to-GDP ratio to 13% in 3 years, says Aurangzeb

Finance minister hopeful Pakistan will reach Staff-Level Agreement with International Monetary Fund (IMF) by July

Updated 13 Jun, 2024 04:40pm

Budgets

We protected the salaried class, says finance minister Aurangzeb after budget speech

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue on Wednesday brushed off the impression that the government targeted the...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 12:03am

Budgets

Budget 2024-25: income tax calculator for FY25

Fear has come to life as govt proposes revised composition of tax slabs for salaried persons in FY25. Business Recorder helps you calculate what you can expect on the 1st of each month in the coming fiscal year

Updated 01 Jul, 2024 05:00pm

Budgets

Budget 2024-25: govt shifts to price-based car taxation, end of concessions for imported hybrids

The Pakistani government announced a shift in car taxation policy as part of its latest budget 2024-25 proposals....

Published 12 Jun, 2024 10:52pm

Budgets

Fear comes alive: all salaried persons earning over Rs50k a month to bear higher taxation in FY25

Govt maintains number of tax slabs at 6 and exemption till Rs50,000, but increases tax liability for all other salary earners

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 10:15pm

Budgets

Access the Finance Bill 2024 here

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 09:35pm

Business & Economy

Budget 2024-25 updates: Pakistan targets 3.6% growth, 38% higher FBR taxes as Aurangzeb presents proposals

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb announced Pakistan’s federal budget 2024-25, targeting a modest 3.6% growth for...

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 11:56pm

Business & Economy

Taxes galore: experts stress on promoting industrialisation, reducing expenditure

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb will announce budget proposals for the coming fiscal year in a short while...

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 05:32pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan’s FY25 budget to be presented on June 10, sources say

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will present the financial year 2024/25 annual budget on June 10, two government sources said on...

Updated 31 May, 2024 11:18pm

Taxes

Tax proposals: PBC calls for ‘out of box solutions’

The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), one of the country’s largest corporate sector advocacy platforms, has urged...

Updated 20 May, 2024 08:06pm

Taxes

Budget proposals: PBC calls for mining FBR data to identify new taxpayers

The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), the country’s largest corporate sector advocacy platform, has urged the...

Updated 02 May, 2024 10:41pm

Forex

IMF’s criticism of Pakistan’s budget raises default odds: Bloomberg

If IMF aid doesn’t come this month, it expects growth to be much weaker in fiscal 2024 than the current forecast of 2.5%

Updated 19 Jun, 2023 08:07pm

Budgets

Access the Finance Bill 2023-24 here

Published 09 Jun, 2023 08:20pm

Budgets

Market view: how will the budget impact businesses?

Flanked alongside his coalition partners, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday announced the budget for the fiscal...

Published 10 Jun, 2023 12:03am

Business & Economy

IMF should not interfere in Pakistan’s political, domestic affairs: Aisha Ghaus Pasha

Minister of State for Finance says IMF's comment on Pakistan's domestic affairs is 'extraordinary', wants 'uncertainty' on bailout to end

Updated 31 May, 2023 05:22pm

Budgets

OICCI conveys concerns over tax anomalies in budget proposals

ISLAMABAD: Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has conveyed its concerns over tax anomalies...

Published 22 Jun, 2022 06:45am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 20	278.13
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 20	277.93
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 20	154.96
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 20	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 20	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 20	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
India Sensex / Nov 20	77,578.38
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 20	38,072.42
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Hang Seng / Nov 20	19,668.80
FTSE 100 / Nov 20	8,085.07
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 20	19,004.78

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 20	68.87
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 20	17,885
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 20	238,940
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 20	2,655.46
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 20	70.41
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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