ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed Rashid Mahmood Langrial, a BS-21 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Services, as the new chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). This move aims to quell speculations and address the need for end-to-end digitization of the tax process. The FBR chief position became vacant last month after Zubair Tiwana sought early retirement.…
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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has granted a 100 percent tax credit to coal mining projects in Sindh that exclusively supply coal to power generation projects within the province. This update is part of the amendments introduced in the Finance Act 2024, as detailed in the FBR’s income tax circular number 1 of 2024 issued on Monday. The…
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ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will provide a detailed briefing to the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance today, explaining the rationale behind imposing two further taxes on electricity bills. Presided over by Syed Naveed Qamar, the finance committee has requested the FBR to clarify the types of further taxes levied on electricity consumers.…
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Tax breaks increase for the sixth consecutive year.Significant rise due to Rs1.338 trillion waiver on petroleum products.ISLAMABAD: In a challenging fiscal year, Pakistan witnessed its highest-ever increase in tax exemptions, rising by 73.24% to a record Rs3.9 trillion in FY24. The Pakistan Economic Survey 2023-24, unveiled by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, indicated that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) provided…
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Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, the outgoing Caretaker Finance Minister, is advising the incoming government to maintain fiscal prudence and swiftly negotiate a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to implement vital reforms, as inflation stands at approximately 29 percent. In her departure note included in the Ministry of Finance’s Monthly Economic Update & Outlook for February 2024, Akhtar stressed…
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Karachi: In a riveting turn of events, a central figure in the solar panel import scandal, defrauding taxes amounting to a staggering 73 billion rupees, was apprehended in a dramatic fashion at the Customs Court in Karachi. The suspect, identified as Rabb Nawaz, orchestrated a daring evasion operation, hiding within the court premises for several hours before finally being captured.Despite…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Alternative Energy Association (PAEA) has accused Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) of compelling commercial importers of solar PV panels of quoting higher rates, despite the fact that prices have substantially declined. In a letter to Chairman Federal Board of Revenue, Executive Director PAEA, Tariq Khattak has stated that since the given guideline on unit prices of $ 0.14/W…
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ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq has described the energy sector as a nightmare for the country because government produces costly electricity and sells it at subsidised rate. He also underlined the need to bring about improvement in the taxation system. While talking to participants at the 12th National Balochistan Workshop, the caretaker prime minister said that there is a serious…
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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has clarified that the exemption of sales tax previously available on import and supply of solar panels and accessories was withdrawn and subsequently restored to the extent of photovoltaic cells only. According to a legal clarification issued by the FBR Policy Wing, the exemption of sales tax on import and supply of solar…
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ISLAMABAD: An inter-ministerial meeting has decided to convene a meeting with local manufacturers of solar panels, glass, inverters, etc., to identify the policy gaps in Solar Panel and Allied Equipment Manufacturing Policy 2023 and prepare the roadmap for its implementation. The meeting presided over by Joint Secretary (LED), Ministry of Industries and Production was attended by representatives from the Special…
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