Daunting challenge for Pakistan Dr. Ikramul HaqFor decades, Pakistan has been unsuccessfully tackling the daunting challenge of countering bribery, financial crimes, tax evasion and plundering of taxpayers’ money. It is strange that in a country where tax evasion is condoned…
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%…