The Council of Common Interest (CCI) unanimously approved the National Electricity Policy, 2021. The decision came during a meeting held under the chair of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Speaking at a press conference after the meeting, Minister for Energy, Hammad Azhar, said that the new electricity policy would be effective for ten years. He was …
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Senate Standing Committee on Finance has shown displeasure over the treatment of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) towards the business community and the chairman of the committee disclosed that the FBR has issued notices of tax demands of Rs 1.5 trillion during last one and a half months. While …
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The Federal Government has exempted Special Economic Zones (SEZs) from minimum turnover tax. The Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Act, 2012, had already exempted SEZs from all taxes, but some Chinese and other investors had complained that they are still being charged turnover taxes, Business Recorder reported on Monday. During the 6th meeting of the Board of …
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The government has decided to abolish the tax on the import of point-of-sale (POS) machines, and large retail stores will now be able to import duty-free machines. This was stated by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) during a briefing of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance. A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on …
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The Senate Standing Committee on Finance on Thursday gave a go-ahead to the Inland Revenue officials of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to investigate past income tax returns beyond the five years period of owners of offshore income and assets abroad. Under the existing law, there is a restriction or time limitation of five …
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Seemingly on the insistence of commercial banks, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has allowed banks and various service providers to charge a minimal fee from the Interbank Funds Transfer amounting above Rs. 25,000.The central bank directed banks to provide free-of-cost digital fund transfer services to individual customers up to a minimum aggregate sending limit …
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The federal government has amended the Companies Act, 2017 that is aimed primarily at the promotion of startups, the ease of doing business, and improving the general business climate. According to details, after the approval by the National Assembly Finance and Revenue Committee, the Ministry of Finance presented the Companies (amendments) Bill, 2020 in the Lower House …
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Minister for Finance & Revenue, Shaukat Fayaz Ahmed Tarin, visited the Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) headquarters today and held a meeting with the officers. The meeting’s main purpose was to devise a strategy to increase the integration of retailers with the Point of Sales (POS) system of FBR. The meeting also discussed ways to …
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