Budgeting on hope – Pakistan
The budget offers relief today, but its revenue targets rest on a level of tax collection the government has yet to prove it can achieve. If ever voice mattered, it was now. The budget unveiled today shows the government heard everything that was being said about it and has moved to rectify, albeit the moves […]
‘Peace has never been this close’: PM Shehbaz says text of ‘final’ US-Iran peace deal agreed upon – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday confirmed that a “final agreed-upon” text of the peace deal between Iran and the United States had been reached. A day prior, US President Donald Trump said the United States and Iran could sign a peace deal as soon as this weekend, which, if finalised, would be the most […]
Finmin Aurangzeb says govt committed to reducing tax burden by widening tax net – Pakistan
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Friday said that the government was committed to reducing the disproportionate tax burden on certain classes by widening the tax net. Speaking on the Geo News programme ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Saath’ following the unveiling of a Rs18.8 trillion budget for the next fiscal year, Aurangzeb said: “Exporters, manufacturers, the […]