Pakistan Revenue
ISLAMABAD – Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Industries and Production, Haroon Akhtar Khan, chaired a high-level consultative meeting on Tuesday to review the 2026-27 budget proposals specifically tailored for the automotive sector.
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Islamabad, May 3, 2026 – Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain has emphasized the need for dairy sector tax reforms in Pakistan, calling for rationalized taxation and structural changes to improve affordability, ensure safe nutrition, and support farmers.
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Karachi, May 2, 2026 – The Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) has called for a clear tax classification of IT freelancers and remote workers in Pakistan’s upcoming federal budget 2026-27, warning that existing rules are creating significant distortions in the labor market.
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Karachi, April 29, 2026 — The Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) has urged the government to extend the final tax regime (FTR) of 0.25% on IT export receipts for at least five years to sustain growth in the country’s rapidly expanding technology sector.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has formally empowered the Tax Policy Office (TPO) to prepare tax proposals for the federal budget 2026-27 after amending the Rules of Business, 1973, in a move aimed at streamlining fiscal policymaking and strengthening institutional oversight.
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Islamabad, April 28, 2026 – Pakistan is preparing tax policy changes and sweeping removal of exemptions to raise around Rs350 billion ($1.26 billion) in additional revenue in the 2026–27 fiscal year, as part of commitments under its ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.
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Karachi, April 24, 2026 – The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry has announced plans to provide strategic guidelines to the Federal Board of Revenue to help achieve tax targets through sustainable and business-friendly measures.
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Karachi, April 22, 2026 — Khurram Ijaz, General Secretary of Businessmen Panel Progressive (BMPP) and former Vice President of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, has called on policymakers to present a production-friendly federal budget for 2026–27, emphasizing the need to revive industrial growth and enhance exports.
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KARACHI, April 19 — Foreign investors in Pakistan have called for sweeping tax reforms, including lower corporate tax rates and the phased elimination of additional levies, as part of proposals submitted for the federal budget 2026-27.
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ISLAMABAD, April 13, 2026 – Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan on Monday directed industry stakeholders to submit proposals for reducing the general sales tax (GST) on dairy products from 18% to 10%, in a move aimed at supporting the country’s struggling dairy sector.
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