Beyond begging and taxing
Iam ashamed of our constant begging. How do you feel when you see the PM sitting in front of rulers of fiefdoms the size of Gulberg begging, supposedly on your…
Iam ashamed of our constant begging. How do you feel when you see the PM sitting in front of rulers of fiefdoms the size of Gulberg begging, supposedly on your…
Concepts of taxation are changing around the world. Many governments in developed and developing countries are facing record budget deficits and high levels of unemployment, taxes on consumption are thus…
Spain's economy is growing again and exports are flourishing, but with a quarter of the workforce unemployed, the government now hopes to revive the austerity-weary nation by a new means…
Congress just wants the US budget wars to be over. If any more evidence was needed, 12 Republican senators swallowed their principles and voted to propel a "clean" one-year debt…
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), infamous for corruption and inefficiency, is now turned into House of Fraudsters. The recent news of tax frauds and scams - fake refunds, non-collection…
By just tinkering with tax rates here and there and imposing or enhancing regressive taxes - fixing revenue collection target at Rs 2598 billion for fiscal year 2013-14 - the…
On June 5, 2013, we will have a new government in action - faced with multifaceted and complicated problems on economic front. It's immediate task of framing budget for fiscal…
Tax reforms, initiated at the command and demand of foreign donors in 2000, failed to yield any positive results in the last eight and a half years. Every year since…
Developing countries, in general, are faced with a serious lack of fiscal space to make needed investments to reach a much-needed resilient economy in view of a fast-unfolding existential threat…
THE new set-up must quickly undertake substantial reforms to save our moribund economy and ensure durable economic stability, productive growth, equity and sustainability. The IMF, think tanks, business groups, etc.…