Pakistan Plans Tax Hikes on Mobile Calls, Solar Panels, and Cash Withdrawals to Meet IMF Targets
The Government of Pakistan is preparing contingency tax measures to generate Rs. 200 billion in case revenue targets are missed or expenditures exceed limits in the first half of the fiscal year. Proposed measures include higher taxes on mobile and landline calls, increased withholding tax on cash withdrawals, and elevated sales tax on solar panels, aimed at keeping the $7 billion IMF bailout on track.
FBR Clarifies Federal Excise Duty is Not a Tax Expenditure in Latest Report
FBR has clarified in its Tax Expenditure Report-2025 that Federal Excise Duty (FED) is not a tax expenditure, as it is a targeted levy applied to specific goods and services without broad exemptions.