Mini budget in offing?: increase tax collection by respecting taxpayers With each passing month, the government’s target to collect Rs12.97 trillion as Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR)... Updated 07 Sep, 2024 02:26pm
Print $7bn EFF Programme: Aurangzeb expects on-time IMF approval ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board’s approval of $7 billion Extended Fund Facility... Updated 04 Sep, 2024 09:16am
Business & Finance PRIME terms budget ‘unrealistic and expansionary’ ISLAMABAD: The Policy Research Institute of Market Economy (PRIME) has stated that the coalition government has... Published 13 Jun, 2023 06:00am
Business & Finance Changes in FBR’s tax expenditure may affect provincial revenues ISLAMABAD: The changes made in the cost of tax exemptions by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) may have an impact ... Published 12 Jun, 2023 06:26am
Print FED on tobacco products: Govt may get additional revenue of Rs60bn ISLAMABAD: The government has estimated to generate an additional revenue of at least Rs60 billion following raise... Updated 02 May, 2023 08:50am
Opinion FBR: Dwindling tax collection Pakistan has one of the world’s lowest tax ratios, stemming from five main weaknesses: complexity, a narrow tax... Published 06 Jan, 2023 05:58am
Print Policy rate hiked to 16pc to quell biting inflation Including this 100bps increase, SBP has raised its key rate by 625bps cumulatively in 2022 Policy rate jumps to 23-year high Updated 26 Nov, 2022 12:48pm
Opinion IMF programme: Public finance targets The IMF sixth review staff report published recently contains some ambitious targets for the public finances of the... Published 22 Feb, 2022 04:43am
Print SBP hikes rate by 150bps to 8.75pc on inflation, BoP Karachi: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Friday announced increase in key... Updated 20 Nov, 2021 11:05am
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points