Economy

FBR Proposes to Establish an Asset Declaration System

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on the direction of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proposed to establish an asset declaration system.According to sources, the tax department in the supplementary finance bill 2021 proposed that disclosure …

Economy

Tarin Expects GDP Growth to Surpass FY22 Target

Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin on Thursday said that he expects GDP to grow more than the target in fiscal year 2022 (FY22).He made these remarks while delivering a keynote speech at the “Dialogue on the Economy-2021…

Economy

NEPRA Approves Hike of Rs. 4.74 in Electricity Prices

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Thursday increased the power tariff by Rs 4.74 per unit on account of fuel charges adjustment for October 2021The increase will have an impact of around Rs. 60 billion, as expensive power was …

Economy

FBR Seized Non-Duty Paid Cigarettes Worth Over 20 Million in 5 Months

The Inland Revenue Enforcement Network (IREN) of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) seized 8,320,000 illegal cigarettes worth Rs. 21,479,625 involving duties and taxes of Rs. 17,242,635 in November, 2021.In the first five months of the fiscal year 2021…

Economy

Govt to Retain Sales Tax Exemption on Electric Vehicle Imports

The government has decided to retain sales tax exemption on electric vehicles and kits imported by local manufacturers of such vehicles under the Tax Laws (Fourth) Amendment Bill, 2021 to be tabled before the National Assembly.Highly-placed officials t…

Education Science

Sindh Announces Winter Vacations for Schools and Colleges

The Sindh government, on Thursday, announced winter holidays for all public and private schools and colleges across the province.The Sindh Education and Literacy Department (SELD) said that the schools and colleges will remain closed from 20th December…