Maligning taxpayers
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul HaqOur politicians and their crony bureaucrats keep on maligning taxpayers while the so-called “informed” analysts and all-knowing (sic) TV anchors join the bandwagon with often-repeated popular jargon that only “1% of the population pays income…
Retail sector: US$5 billion tax potential
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul HaqThe top officials of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) admitted before the Standing Committee on Senate on Commerce & Textile on October 22, 2019 that not more than 41000 persons filed sales tax statements along…
FBR, NADRA & data sharing
Dr. Ikramul HaqAccording to a Press report, in a recent meeting between Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), the issue of sharing data about taxpayers/citizens was discussed. This issue is very vital from the…
English
Dilemma of ailing languageHuzaima Bukhari“Personally I think that grammar is a way to attain beauty”—Muriel Barbery in ‘The Elegance of the Hedgehog’What makes a human being different from other animals is the unique ability of communicating through speaking, writing and…
19th anniversary of 9/11
Hidden agenda & “deal” with Taliban Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq On September 11, 2001, nineteen years ago, humanity at large witnessed one of the most gruesome and heinous crimes in history. The wanton attack on twin towers of World…
FBR: reforms, refunds & cleansing
Dr. Ikramul Haq“If we realise that the FBR cannot be fixed, we will create a new FBR. This is because Pakistan’s survival is linked to it. It’s not about our liking or disliking: if our tax collection authority does not…
Justice, at last!
Huzaima Bukhari“Death is less bitter punishment than death’s delay”—OvidExactly after seventeen months of the gruesome crime of killing 51 Muslim worshippers in two mosques of Christchurch, New Zealand, 29-year-old Brenton Tarrant will spend the rest of his life in prison…
Need to reconsider fiscal management
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul HaqPunjab is the most populous [110 million people] province of Pakistan with largest resources and budget size after the Federal Government and beneficiary of lion’s share from National Finance Commission (NFC) Award [for fiscal year…
Modernising & reforming FBR
Dr. Ikramul HaqPakistan, for the last many decades, has been grappling with the problem of raising adequate taxes to meet needs of both the people and the state. The perpetual and burgeoning fiscal deficit, coupled with deadly debt trap and…