The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has expressed disappointment over the government’s limited progress in addressing inequitable corporate tax rates in the recent budget. While the marginal…
Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG), Zubair Motiwala, while terming the Federal Budget 2025-26 a “camouflage budget,” expressed serious reservations over its unrealistic targets and the absence of any meaningful relief for…
Budget outlay: The Government has announced its second budget today, with revenues and expenditures of Rs19.3 Trillion and Rs25.8 Trillion, respectively, translating into a federal deficit of 5% of GDP, or…
To address the challenge of electricity underutilization, privatization can be a viable option, provided certain prerequisites are met. The process should follow a phased, step-by-step approach. For other issues in…
The Pakistan Plastic Manufacturers Association (PPMA), the premier body representing over 300 plastic manufacturers across the country, has submitted a comprehensive set of budgetary proposals to the Ministry of Commerce…
President Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry (HCSTSI), Muhammad Saleem Memon, has called on the federal government to extend substantial relief to the business community particularly small traders…
The Pakistan Plastic Manufacturers Association (PPMA), representing over 300 plastic manufacturers nationwide, has formally submitted its recommendations for the Federal Budget 2025–26 to the Federal Minister for Finance & Revenue,…
The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has voiced strong opposition to reports of new taxes being imposed on existing taxpayers in the upcoming federal budget for…
Pakistan's FY26 Budget Set to Impact Stock Market Dynamics: Focus on Tax Measures** In anticipation of the upcoming budget announcement on June 10, 2025, analysts highlight significant proposed tax measures…
The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, the President of All Karachi Industrial Alliance, the Chairman of the FPCCI Advisory Board,…
The SITE Association of Industry (SAI) has submitted comprehensive budget proposals for the Federal Budget 2025-26, advocating for policy measures to stimulate industrial growth and enhance Pakistan's export competitiveness. In…
Business leader and former president of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Shahid Rasheed Butt said on Monday that the government's decision to impose an 18 percent sales tax…
Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI; President ECO-CCI and VP CACCI, has informed that Mr. Haroon Akhtar Khan, Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) for Industries & Production, has assured…
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) Pakistan has officially released its comprehensive Budget Proposal for the fiscal year 2025–26, presenting a well-rounded, reform-oriented roadmap to strengthen Pakistan’s taxation system and…
Fiscal consolidation to continue: Pakistan is set to announce the Federal Budget FY26 on Jun 02, 2025. We expect this budget to continue fiscal consolidation, focus on IMF guidelines and…
Sheikh Umar Rehan, Chairman of the Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA), has urged the federal government, Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb and the Chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue…
Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue, Large Taxpayers Office (LTO) Karachi, Zubair Bilal, has stated that the salaried class can expect some relief in the upcoming federal budget and that the Federal…
The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, the President of All Karachi Industrial Alliance, the Chairman of the FPCCI Advisory Board,…
The tobacco industry has placed two major demands before the government ahead of the upcoming budget: the introduction of a third tax tier with a reduced rate of Rs2,525 per…
Arif Habib, founder and CEO of Arif Habib Corporation Limited and Chairman of the Arif Habib Group, has expressed optimism that the super tax will be reduced in the upcoming…
The president of the North Karachi Association of Trade and Industry (NKATI), Faisal Moiz Khan, has rejected the recently enacted Tax Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2025, stating that it was issued…
The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has released its recommendations for the Federal Budget 2025-26, outlining a comprehensive tax reform roadmap aimed at broadening the tax base,…
The Pakistan Chemicals & Dyes Merchants Association (PCDMA) has proposed budget recommendations to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), aimed at providing relief to taxpayers and fostering trust between the…
Mr. Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of FPCCI, has unequivocally stated that FPCCI vociferously opposes any further increase in taxation on already taxed classes or sectors, advanced tax collection, withholding tax…
Iftikhar Khan, the advisor to the President of FPCCI, said on Sunday that the highest population growth and the lowest GDP growth are the perfect recipe for disaster. He noted…
