Petroleum sales see a respite Petroleum consumption in the country was seen growing in September-2024 as the OMCs reported robust sales in... Updated 04 Oct, 2024 11:13am
Markets Govt’s petroleum development levy target for FY24 likely to be surpassed: JS Global The government will likely surpass its Petroleum Development Levy (PDL) collection target for the current fiscal... Updated 03 Apr, 2024 10:11pm
Markets Govt may raise PDL on diesel to Rs60 as declining sales dent target: JS Global The government in its bid to achieve revenue targets assigned by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may increase... Updated 06 Oct, 2023 11:43pm
Business & Finance PDL data collection: FBR prescribes new GST invoice for petroleum dealers ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has prescribed a new sales tax invoice for petroleum dealers for the... Published 06 Sep, 2023 03:37am
Pakistan NFC award major reason behind govt’s inability to go after untaxed sectors: economist Dr Ashfaque Hassan Khan says Islamabad loses incentive to tax undocumented economy as it loses big chunk of additional revenue Published 04 Sep, 2023 05:26pm
Markets Petroleum levy at Rs60/litre: component-wise breakdown of petrol price in Pakistan Price has increased 21% since August 1, 2023 Published 02 Sep, 2023 05:06pm
Markets Govt projects to generate additional PDL by Rs79bn ISLAMABAD: The federal government has projected to generate additional petroleum development levy (PDL) by Rs79... Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am
Print Review delay throws IMF’s EFF off the track? KARACHI: The IMF’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) has once again fallen off track amid delays in completion of the 9th... Updated 23 Dec, 2022 08:41am
Business & Finance Former finance minister suggests rescheduling of external debt KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) economic team has suggested immediate rescheduling of entire external debt... Updated 04 Dec, 2022 12:45pm
Pakistan Efforts underway to improve availability of alternative fuels: minister KARACHI: Dr Musaddik Malik, Federal Minister for Petroleum has said that LPG is the unregulated sector and the... Published 30 Oct, 2022 03:57am
Print Miftah terms govt’s PDL move ‘reckless’ KARACHI: Former finance minister Miftah Ismail on Sunday termed the government’s decision not to increase the... Updated 04 Oct, 2022 09:48am
Print EFF entails high fiscal risks: IMF ISLAMABAD: The Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme entails high fiscal risks due to the government’s ability to... Updated 03 Sep, 2022 09:40am
Business & Finance PL on petrol hiked Rs7.50 more than pledge to IMF ISLAMABAD: The government had pledged to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to increase petroleum levy on petrol... Updated 03 Sep, 2022 12:21pm
Editorials IMF augments the EFF EDITORIAL: The Resident Representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Islamabad informed Business... Published 19 Aug, 2022 05:57am
Print Market sentiment characterised by relative calm KARACHI: Some sense of calm prevailed through the markets during the previous week, with the rupee registering a... Updated 08 Aug, 2022 10:24am
Pakistan Finance Bill 2022: amendment to increase petroleum levy adopted National Assembly also green lights super tax, rescinds relief granted to salaried class Updated 29 Jun, 2022 06:28pm
Print Supplementary LoI submitted to IMF: PL on gasoline, diesel raised as prior action for 6th review ISLAMABAD: The government has raised the Petroleum Development Levy on gasoline and diesel by Rs 12/liter, as prior... Updated 06 Feb, 2022 09:13am
Opinion Bailout programme in the bag? Excuse the stock market for not saluting the staff-level agreement with the IMF (International Monetary Fund),... Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am
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