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Sales tax doubled on computers & laptops in Budget 2025
ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan has proposed an adjustment in the budget 2024-2025 by doubling the sales tax on computers...
Coalition govt presents Rs18.9 trillion Federal Budget 2024-25
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presented the Federal Budget 2024-25 with a total outley of Rs18.887 trillion in the National...
Budget 2024-25: Luxury vehicle import tax exemptions scrapped
ISLAMABAD: In a move aimed at raising government revenue and cracking down on illegal activities, the Pakistani government has announced...
Progress made in achieving macroeconomic stability: Finance Minister
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that despite challenges, the country had made significant...
Investment to GDP ratio stands at 13.14pc in FY2024
ISLAMABAD: The investment to Gross Domestic Products GDP ratio stood at 13.14 percent in FY2024 compared to 14.13 percent in...
Economic Survey 2024: Pakistan, CAD narrowing down to $0.5b during July-March FY 2024
ISLAMABAD: The current account deficit has significantly reduced, narrowing down to US $ 0.5 billion during July-March FY 2024, compared...
Pakistan livestock sector sees growth with enhanced cattle population
ISLAMABAD: The population of donkeys in Pakistan has jumped to 5.9 million during the fiscal year 2023-24 as their number...
Income tax exemption limit may be raised to Rs900,000 for salaried class
ISLAMABAD: There is some good news amid the crushing effects of persistent inflation, as the government is expected to go...
Economic Survey 2023-24 to be unveiled today
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Survey of Pakistan 2023-24, the pre-budget document, containing the details of major socio-economic achievements during the outgoing...
NEC approves five-year Development Plan
ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council has approved in principle the thirteenth Five-year Development Plan. The Council’s meeting chaired by Prime...
World Bank approves $1b for Dasu Hydropower Project
WASHINGTON: In a major development just before the presentation of next fiscal year budget, the World Bank on Monday approved...
Petroleum levy likely to increase in Budget 2024
ISLAMABAD: Consumers are likely to be taken for a costly ride in 2024-25 as the federal government is considering a...
FBR to grant tax exemptions to former FATA region
ISLAMABAD: The federal government prepared proposals to grant tax exemptions to the former FATA region, despite the International Monetary Fund...
Govt likely to impose Rs2,000b of taxes in budget 2024-25
ISLAMABAD: The government is all set to collect an additional Rs2,000 billion revenue by imposing new taxes in the upcoming...
CCP recovers Rs5m penalty from APNS
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has enforced an order against the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), recovering a...
Budget 2024: Govt decides to include 62 Health Ministry projects
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to include 62 projects for Ministry of Health in the upcoming federal budget, with...
Budget 2024-25: 357pc increase ‘proposed’ for IT sector
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has proposed a significant increase of 357% in the budget 2024-25 for the IT sector. According...
China, Pakistan agree to upgrade CPEC, advance development in second phase
BEIJING: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a productive meeting, reaffirming the consensus to high-quality...
IMF ‘considering’ new bailout package for Pakistan: Julie Kozak
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is considering a new bailout package for Pakistan under its Extended Fund Facility (EFF),...
1,300 Pakistani rice containers release after Commerce Minister’s intervention
ISLAMABAD: The Kenyan government has authorized the release of 1,300 containers of Pakistani rice after Commerce Minister, Jam Kamal Khan’s...
