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Uniform tax on tobacco talked to curb its use
ISLAMABAD: Experts including economists, foreign experts and tax officials have proposed a high uniform specific cigarette excise tax in the...
New tax structure for beverages to replace Capacity tax
ISLAMABAD: The government is planning abolition of capacity tax and introduction of revised Federal Excise Duty (FED) and sales tax...
Budget may bring hike in ST for Steel, ship-breaking sector
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed increase in sales tax rates for steel melters, re-rolling mills and...
91,000 notices issued: FBR optimistic about achieving target for 2013-14
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued over 91,000 notices to unregistered persons and potential taxpayers during 2013-14...
WeBOC halves gate-out time of ATT consignments
KARACHI: The gate-out time of the transit consignments after off-loading at the ports has been reduced by half a time...
Over Rs1b non-payment of ST by airlines, Pak Customs moves court
KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue may suffer loss of over one billion rupees due to clash between two major entities...
ANF arrests smugglers, seizes heroin, charas, opium
LAHORE: Anti Narcotics Force Lahore arrested impounded eight smugglers recovering huge quantity of drugs including heroin, charas and opium. ANF...
416 vehicles transported to Afghanistan under Customs General Order
KARACHI: Directorate General of Transit Trade has cleared 416 vehicles for Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) by air under Customs...
Transit consignment with concealed liquor gets busted by Saudi customs
MANAMA: Customs officers in Saudi Arabia have thwarted an attempt to smuggle 16,984 bottles of liquor (Vodka). The liquor was...
Oman all set to become major regional supply chain and logistics hub
MUSCAT: Oman’s Transport & Communications Ministry is seeking bids from consultants for a contract to redevelop Sultan Qaboos Port in...
Dastgir hints at 24/7 functioning of Sust check post
ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir has expressed government’s aspiration for 24/7 trade at Pak-China border. While talking to a delegation...
Khattak assigned additional charge of Director Post Clearance Audit
ISLAMABAD: Akhlaq Ahmad Khattak of Pakistan Customs Service (BS-20) presently post as Director, Directorate General of Internal Audit (Customs), Islamabad has been assigned the additional charge of the post of Director, Directorate General of Post Clearance Audit,...
Nato/ISAF cargos: FBR delegates special powers to additional collector
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has allowed additional collector of the port of exit to extend stipulated period for...
FBR eyes Rs235b from SROs’ withdrawal, hike in tax
ISLAMABAD: The withdrawal of tax exemptions through Statutory Regulatory Orders (SROs), increase in tax rates and other revenue measures are...
Govt woos back int’l financial institutes with performance: Dar
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said that due to better economic performance, the international financial institutions including World Bank and...
FBR nominates customs officers for senior management course
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue has announced nominations for 16th senior management course for BPS-19 officers of Pakistan Customs Service...
FED on foreign air travel may go up in budget
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue is planning replacing fixed rates of the Federal Excise Duty (FED) with the standard...
Amend likely to allow ST adjustment on certain goods
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is expected to remove a major sales tax anomaly through the Finance Bill...
Another deadline: FBR directs officials to file IT returns by June 16
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed penalty on a large number of tax officials, who failed to...
FBR asks 73 car dealers to declare their assets
LAHORE: Federal Board of Revenue has issued notices to at least 73 car dealers in Lahore asking them to declare...
