Impact of sales tax on national economy – II
There is another psychological reason in the public behind lack of incentives, non-compliance and/or non-serious approach towards tax payments. It is an old grievance of the general public that the…
Significance of hardware in national economy
Hardware sector essentially builds the economic capital of a country and its society. It represents the nuts and bolts of the physical economy. Any machine, equipment and tool used anywhere…
Economy and national security
The fragile state economy of the country is worrisome and has distressed all segments of society and pillars of state economy. The underprivileged shall wade through it with some perishing…
A nationally-owned charter of economy
We have been talking about developing a Charter of Economy (CoE) for a long time now but so far we have miserably failed to walk the talk. Last Wednesday, a…
Nationalism over economy
Britain is becoming more and more like Northern Ireland. This should be a comfort to Arlene Foster and the DUP as they rue their betrayal by Boris Johnson over the…
State of the economy
The previous week’s article had focused on the growth performance of the economy from July 2024 to March 2025. An assessment was made of the likely level of investment in…
The state of the economy
The good news is that, as per the national accounts committee’s numbers, the provisional GDP growth rate for the current fiscal year (2021-22) is 5.97 per cent. The bad news…
International trade on the line
The trade war has begun, and international trade is currently under threat. International relations are also under strain, primarily due to new tariffs imposed by the US administration on potential…
The national security challenge
The national security paradigm revolves around the security of the state. However, the concept of state security has undergone a significant transformation in the modern era. Economic security has, to…
Pakistan’s taxation trap: overburdening formal economy feeds the informal
Tax compliance in Pakistan has been dismal for decades, and every increase in tax rates or the imposition of new levies - whether GST, income tax, or withholding tax (WHT)…
