Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Commercial banks rule the roost

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KARACHI: Now the government will be forced to go for expensive borrowing from commercial banks for budget financing or any other need as a new controversial law has barred it from obtaining loans from the country’s own central bank. The amendment in the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Act, 1956, through the SBP (Amendment) Act, … Read more

FBR finds $3.8 billion gap in VAT collection

FBR

KARACHI: Pakistan through effective policy measures can enhance value-added tax (VAT) collection by around $3.8 billion/annum, according to a report issued by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Tuesday. The value-added tax is an important component of sale tax, which is imposed on every value addition in supply chain. The existing sales tax collection … Read more