Bajwa briefs Dar on phase-wise SRO withdrawal
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue Chairman has delivered a detailed presentation to Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on the plan for ...
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SROs dealing Rs500b blow to exchequer annually
ISLAMABAD: The national exchequer has been suffering financial losses to the tune of Rs500 billion annually on account of exemptions ...
Uniform ST for 5 sectors: Abolition of tax exemption for edu institute proposed
ISLAMABAD - The government is contemplating eliminating tax exemption to the foreign private educational institutes in the upcoming budget 2014-15. ...
Budget may feature hike in ‘further tax’
ISLAMABAD: The upcoming budget for 2014-15 likely to feature increase in ‘further tax’ from existing one percent to 2 percent ...
Uniform procedure: Merger of duty-free import schemes likely
ISLAMABAD: The government may merge all temporary importation schemes including Duty and Tax Remission Scheme (DTRE), Manufacturing Bonds Scheme and ...
Rs2,000b revenue shortfall: TIP reminds Dar of action
ISLAMABAD: The Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) has claimed that the government has failed to implement its recommendation made on the ...
Govt feats enumerated: Dar highlights glimpses of next annual budget
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar said that the government will announce the annual budget 2014-15 on June 3 in ...
Tax exemptions: Govt balking at stripping VIPs of privilege
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is balking at the possibility of withdrawing income tax exemptions from VIPs holding public offices on ...
Law to curb undervaluation of property discussed
ISLAMABAD: The government is planning introducing a new law in budget (2014-15) to empower the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) ...
Budget 2014-15: Rs255b new taxes to reduce deficit
ISLAMABAD: In order to bring down the budget deficit the government is expected to introduce new taxes in the upcoming ...
Rs8 to 10b revenue expected: FBR proposes revival of SED
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has sent a proposal to the Finance Ministry, seeking restoration of special excise ...
Tax-to-GDP declined: Dar presents 3yrs budget strategy paper to cabinet
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar presented budget strategy paper for 2014-17 to the federal cabinet, setting ambitious targets for reduction ...
Customs Intelligence confiscates 912 smuggled LED TVs, tyres
LAHORE: Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation-Customs has seized smuggled items worth millions of rupees while raiding shops and warehouses ...
SRO 351(I)/2014: Dar stops implementation, business community jubilant
ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has suspended the implementation of the SRO 351 of 2014 and formed a committee ...
Dar, cellular cos heads brainstorm 3G/4G tax issues
ISLAMABAD: Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the cellular companies namely including Mobilink, Zong, Telenor and Ufone called on Finance Minister ...
Sost dry port closed down by protestors
GILGIT: While registering their protest, traders of Gilgit-Baltistan have closed down Sost Dry Port for any kind of exports and ...
Govt mulls steps: Dar tells NA $200b of Pakistan in Swiss banks
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar staggered the National Assembly while revealing that at least $200 billion of ‘Pakistani money’ was ...
Growth to remain over 4pc: Dar sees $15b foreign reserves by September
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar expressed the hope that national economy would grow by over 4 per cent during the ...
Vehicle import under disabled quota: Paapam fears abuse
LAHORE: The National Council for the Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons (NCRDP) has proposed the Capital Administration and Development Division, Ministry ...
Finance Ministry, FBR adamant: Food Ministry wants 10pc GST on tractor
ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry and Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) have reportedly refused to help out local tractor industry. However, ...
