Weeding out deadwood-II
Huzaima Bukhari and Dr Ikramul Haq In continuation of our earlier article and in response to objections raised by officers belonging to the Income Tax Officers (ITO) batch, the points are further elaborated below to show that there is urgent…
Development for social justice
Huzaima Bukhari “The social justice movement of the 21st century is economic development”–Wendell Pierce Since humans first set foot on this earth they have always been occupied by what we understand today as economics. Anything and everything comes with a…
Dealing with rich-poor divide
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq CPI basket includes luxurious items while SPI based on basic necessity items. About 60% of the population falls in the “transitory poor” category (Bukhari and Haq, 2019) it means a substantial population has no…
Will Pakistan have ever Pro-people budget?
Dr. Ikramul Haq A student has asked to outline as to what should be the ideal budgets for Pakistani people at federal and provincial levels. My answer is simple: an ideal budget is one that has long-term vision of prosperity…
Innovative tax model
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq For the last two decades every year, we have been consistently suggesting in these columns some innovative budget proposals, stressing comprehensive structural reforms, as highlighted recently by Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) in…
Innovative tax model
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq For the last two decades every year, we have been consistently suggesting in these columns some innovative budget proposals, stressing comprehensive structural reforms, as highlighted recently by Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) in…
Morbid taxation of ‘Digital Pakistan’
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr Ikramul Haq Those who can afford to pay for the internet should be required to pay; those who cannot can be offered targeted subsidy. In the initial period, access to provision will call for expenditure —…
Agenda for tax reforms
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq Since the introduction of Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010, [commonly called “18th Amendment”], fiscal management, both at federal and provincial levels, is posing serious challenges for the country. The agenda/roadmap for reforms to achieve…
Morbid taxation of ‘Digital Pakistan’
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr Ikramul Haq Those who can afford to pay for the internet should be required to pay; those who cannot can be offered targeted subsidy. In the initial period, access to provision will call for expenditure —…