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Govt to impose health tax on cigarettes & cold drinks
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to impose health tax on cigarettes and cold drinks. It will be a part of...
Govt to announce Economic Survey 2018/2019 on Monday
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance will present Economic Survey for 2018/2019 on June 10 (Monday) under which the GDP growth...
FBR to get withholding data from all banks to broaden tax base
ISLAMABAD: The first batch of withholding data from all banks will be made available to the FBR in the third...
Pakistan’s GDP growth rate to reach 2.7pc in 2019-20: World Bank
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is on the path of consolidation to tackle sizeable fiscal and current account deficits but the imbalances are...
President Arif Alvi summons NA budget session on June 10
ISLAMABAD: President of Pakistan has summoned the budget session of the National Assembly (NA) on June 10, 2019. A letter...
Govt decides to introduce mechanism to implement FATF’s condition
ISLAMABAD: The PTI-government has decided to introduce a mechanism to monitor lawyers, chartered accountants, real estate and expensive stones’ dealers,...
No concessions for individuals’ not availing tax amnesty scheme: PM Imran
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday that there would be no concessions for individuals not availing the tax...
FBR Member IR Operations Seema Shakil directs to adopt extra measures for BTB
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Member Inland Revenue (Operations) Seema Shakil has issued notification for taking measures for broadening...
FBR extends date of filing of income tax returns till June 30
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the date of filing of income tax statements for the tax...
FBR collects Rs13.5b during nine months of current FY
ISLAMABAD: The government’s campaign against tax defaulters helped the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to recover nearly Rs13.5 billion in...
Exporters insist on zero-rated regime during meeting with PM
ISLAMABAD: A meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan and leading businessmen and industrialists of the country ended without any decision...
Process of accountability to continue indiscriminately: NAB Chairman Javed Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal said on Monday that the process of accountability will continue without...
IHC seeks reply from NAB on petition filed by Nimar Majeed challenging travel ban
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday sought reply from National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a petition seeking removal of...
FBR receives 600 applications for sales tax refund bonds on first day
ISLAMABAD: The government has issued sales tax refund bonds worth Rs7 billion for exporters to resolve the long outstanding refunds...
PM Imran meets Saudi crown prince, discusses bilateral ties
MAKKAH: Prime Minister Imran Khan met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman on Saturday on the sidelines of the 14th...
Current tax system highly dangerous for economy: Shabbar Zaidi
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Syed Shabbar Zaidi has termed the country’s current tax system highly dangerous for...
Complete text of Pakistan National Single Window Act, 2019
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has ratified the World Trade Organization (WTO's Agreement on trade facilitation on 27th, October 2015 and as such...
CFOs of all commercial banks assure complete cooperation to FBR
ISLAMABAD: The chief finance officers (CFOs) of all commercial banks have assured complete cooperation to the Federal Board of Revenue...
Ceremony for issuance of sales tax refund bonds held
ISLAMABAD: In order to facilitate businesses, particularly exporters, and resolve the problem of long outstanding refunds, it was decided by...
FBR internal audit wing unearths scam of illegal allocation, utilization of property
ISLAMABAD: Internal audit wing of Federal Board of Revenue has unearthed a scam of illegal allocation and utilization of property...
