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Finance minister stresses to prevent hoarding, undue profiteering in market
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister, Shaukat Tarin stressed the need for meaningful interventions in the market by building strategic reserves of basic...
FBR suspends sales tax on retail price of sugar till November 30
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has suspended the sales tax on the retail price of sugar till November...
FBR to raise direct tax ratio through monitoring retail transactions
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) have launched initiatives to increase the ratio of direct taxes through surveillance of indirect...
FBR transfers 49 PCS officers of BS-19-20 with immediate effect
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued notification for transfers and postings of following Pakistan Customs Service (PCS) officers...
ADB approves $500m to procure COVID-19 vaccines for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Friday approved a $500 million loan to help Pakistan procure and deploy safe and...
Tarin asks FBR to continue efforts for boosting tax collection
ISLAMABAD; Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has directed Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to continue its diligent...
Govt will take all steps to enhance tax on cigarettes to reduce health cost: Ali
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan says government will take all necessary measures to ensure the...
WB appreciates Ehsaas program for poverty alleviation
ISLAMABAD: World Bank’s Vice President for South Asia Hartwig Schafer in a meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday...
NEPRA to decide new power tariff slabs on August 9
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to create new categories of electricity tariffs for consumers ostensibly to reduce the volume of...
No new tax imposed on drugs, clarifies FBR
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) clarified that no new tax has been imposed on drugs. The tax collecting...
Cotton intervention price fixed at Rs5,000 per 40 kg to enhance output: Fakhar Imam
ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam has said that government has approved cotton intervention price...
FBR makes brand registration mandatory for selling products of various sectors
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has made licensing of brand names mandatory for selling unregistered products in the market. In this...
FBR directs Tier-1 Retailers to integrate with revenue authority till August 15
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has advised Tier-1 Retailers to integrate their systems with the revenue authority, failing...
IMF likely to disburse $2.8b for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced to allocate $650 billion for member countries amid anti-COVID measures as well...
PM Imran for wealth creation to overcome economic challenges
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the government was fully committed to encourage and facilitate various sectors of...
Finance Minister Shoukat Tarin vows to facilitate poor farmers
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has reaffirmed the government's commitment to facilitate poor farmers by providing them timely inputs in...
FBR witnesses 30pc increase in number of active taxpayers for FY20
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) showed a significant increase of 30 per cent in number of active taxpayers...
FBR issues draft rules for new export facilitation scheme 2021
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued draft Rules for new Export Facilitation Scheme 2021 and called for comments...
PM commends record FBR collection of Rs410b in July
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Saturday commended the efforts of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for achieving...
World Bank approves $100m to support increase literacy in Sindh
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved $100 million in financing to support Pakistan’s efforts to increase literacy...
