Almost 90 million people are using cell phones in Pakistan. We pay billions of rupees in shape of prepaid and post paid connections utilization. As the call and sms rates are decreasing in competition the government is increasing its tax rate to recover more money than before.
Now we have to pay 15% on card recharge [...]
Taxes and duties are a major source of income for any government to run its functions. A government, which fails to put economic progress on the right track by introducing certain policies to give boost to industrial, human resource and business sectors, becomes totally dependent on taxation.
After selling the Cash Cows the only option remains [...]
“Government has taken action to maintain its writ”
We often hear above statement by government officials. We generally use this statement against terrorist or outlaws who are not obeying the structures, rules, regulations & policies of the government enforced time to time.
We have to take this concept in a broader meaning, and before knowing how the [...]
A salaried person get the net salary after deduction of income tax, he has to again pay taxes on ever expense in shape of sales tax, withholding tax, toll tax, wealth tax etc. This multiple taxation system has put enormous burden of the average and poor persons. As the inflation and rates of the items [...]
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Tuesday expressed optimism about Pakistan’s capability to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), especially the ones related to the health sector.
Does government of Pakistan is able to provide health support to its citizens?Are the rates of mdeicines sold in Pakistan are compitetive to the rates in neibhouring countries?Does government watch [...]
