Tax policies for industrial investmentDr. Ikramul Haq[*]Pakistan needs rational tax policies, having both short-term and long-term goals, to achieve self-reliance, which can only be possible if rapid investment for industrialisation is ensured. The unabated and mounting fiscal deficit, which is…
Finance Bill 2025 Failure in dismantling oppressive tax system
Dr. Ikramul Haq “…regressive taxation, one of the great ironies of Pakistan’s tax system, treating exporters more like easy tax targets than growth drivers. The FY2025 budget pushed exporters into the normal tax regime, imposing a 1.25%…