Prime Comment #37

Pakistan’s Persistent Tax Trap: More Burden, Little Broadening

Under the Finance Bill 2026, the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance has approved four tax measures, including a 5% withholding tax on social media earnings, a capital gains tax on inherited properties, mandatory electronic filing of income tax returns, and a 10% tax credit for digital integration. None of them is a headline revenue measure. Together, they reveal something...