Budget lauded as pro-people, pro-business, and pro-Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: People from all segments of the society including economists, professors, students, journalists, and citizens have hailed the federal fiscal budget 2018-19...
Miftah stresses need to privatise non-profitable organisations
ISLAMABAD: The newly appointed Finance Minister of Pakistan, Miftah Ismail has said that the government has provided relief to the masses by reducing taxes...
Budget 2018-19 was a hurriedly prepared budget, says IPR
The economy’s fundamentals are weak, especially its external sector with a runaway current account deficit. The government so far has no response on how it will manage the external account.
Affluent businesses enjoyed tax exemptions worth Rs540bn
The federal government has given Rs540 billion worth tax exemptions to affluent businesses during the current fiscal year, economic survey documents reveal.
No relief in federal budget for construction sector, says ABAD
ABAD chairman said that the government has presented a purely political and election budget, which will force the upcoming government to announce supplementary budget just after four months.
US felicitates Pakistan on efforts to reform IP regime
Arch-rival India continues to prominently feature on priority watch list for IP protection
Budget FY 2018-19: Govt slashes customs duty to 25 percent on import of electric cars
Imported electric vehicles also to be exempted from 15 percent regulatory duty
Budget FY 2018-19: Major incentives announced for the stock market
Govt announces a gradual decrease in corporation tax rate of one percent each year, tax on bonus issuances abolished
Budget 2018-19: 21 types of computer part imports to be exempted from tax
Duty on import of fiber optic cable reduced to 10 percent from 20 percent in the federal budget 2018-19
PAMA appeals to review dissolution of EDB
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA) has appealed to immediately review the dissolution of the Engineering Development Board (EDB) or announce a...
Budget 2018-19: An unsurprising Rs5.9tr populist budget
ISLAMABAD: Despite strong objection by opposition parties in the National Assembly (NA), the federal government on Friday presented the record 6th budget for...
Govt allocates Rs1.6tr for PSDP
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has unveiled a Rs1.6 trillion Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the fiscal year 2018-19 of which Rs...
IPR says business as usual for the economy
ISLAMABAD: The Institute for Policy Reforms (IPR) on Friday observed that while the economy’s real sector is buoyant, its fundamentals are "still...
Budget 2018-19: Government will borrow $11.6 billion from external sources in next fiscal year
The Federal government will borrow $11.6 billion from external sources in the next fiscal year 2018-19.
Budget 2018-19: Govt to bag Rs1,118 billion as external loans, grants
In the 2018-2019 budget, the government of Pakistan with its aim and objective to ‘promote economic and social development’ eyes to bag Rs1,118 billion from various lending agencies and countries.