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Oppressive taxes, anti-people & anti-growth Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq Finance Bill 2021, presented on June 11, 2021 along with budget, by the fourth Finance Minister, Shaukat Fayaz Ahmed Tarin, of the coalition government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) with continuation of existing oppressive tax...

Huzaima Bukhari “When we engage in the critical decisions about our nation’s future budgets, I want progressive voices at the table to argue that we must protect the most vulnerable in our society and demand fairness in budget cuts”–Dick Durbin, an American attorney Pakistan’s budget...

Huzaima Bukhari “Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke”–Will Rogers Whether it is on innumerable talk shows telecast on the many television channels or in the precincts of the national and provincial assemblies, our worthy parliamentarians are...

Salaried class and FBR’s brutality Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq The proposed taxation under Finance Bill, 2021 of salary income including reimbursed medical expenses or medical allowance for the first time in Subcontinent since the introduction of income tax law in 1886, low and...

Salaried class and tax brutality Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq The proposed taxation of salary income on gross basis, for the first time in Subcontinent since the introduction of income tax law in 1886, instead of giving any relief to low and middle income...