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The Islamabad High Court dismissed a petition filed by Meezan Bank challenging the constitutional validity of Section 4C of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001, upholding the levy of super tax on banks.
The KP cabinet has approved draft notifications providing provincial sales-tax relief to businesses in Malakand and the former tribal districts.
A group of wealthy Britons is backing higher taxes on the rich, arguing that too much wealth and influence has been concentrated among too few
Pakistan’s automobile industry is facing fresh uncertainty after tariff changes under the government’s IMF-backed reform programme sharply reduced the gap between duties on imported fully built vehicles and locally…
Pakistan’s tax refund process has come under scrutiny after the Federal Tax Ombudsman identified what it described as a systemic flaw in the Federal Board of Revenue’s FASTER sales tax refund system, according to Dawn…
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has introduced a 20% business rates discount for English pubs and music venues. The move faces immediate scrutiny over its funding methods and scope within the hospitality sector
Pakistan has asked Samsung to look beyond the local market and consider the country as a manufacturing and export hub, even as tax changes have squeezed phone competitiveness.
Andy Burnham is being urged to take a less cautious approach to economic policy if he wants Labour to do more than hold the line. In an opinion piece for The Guardian Business, economist Jonathan Portes argues that the…
Chancellor John Healey weighs options for capital gains tax, raising questions about its effectiveness for revenue and its potential economic impact
Pakistan has an artificial intelligence policy. It was approved by the Federal Cabinet on 30 July 2025, it runs to six pillars, and roughly a year later most of the companies it governs still could not tell you what it…
ISLAMABAD: A subcommittee of the Senate Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control on Monday examined border security arrangements at major import entry points, concerns over possible tax evasion linked to…
As inflation soars, financial experts agree that tight monetary policy is likely to continue, impacting Pakistan's economic landscape significantly
Pakistan's central bank looks set to sit on its hands at its upcoming monetary policy meeting, with analysts pointing to instability thousands of miles away in the Gulf as a key reason for staying cautious at home. H2…
A new OICCI report says slow policy execution and uneven rules are costing Pakistan’s agriculture billions, with cotton output and maize growth both under pressure.
KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi calls for a review of Pakistan's foreign and security policy after the deadly Kohat Police Lines attack.
Britain's foreign policy is about to get a distinctly greener orientation, with Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband set to signal that climate and overseas development will sit at the center of how the UK engages with the…
Major central banks tighten policy or keep rates restrictive as surging energy costs push inflation higher across leading economies.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has eliminated VAT on household electricity bills starting in October, funded by a controversial redirection of the abandoned digital ID programme’s budget for the current financial year
Pakistan has taken a long-awaited step toward reshaping its downstream energy sector by approving the Brownfield Refining Policy, a move that is meant to modernise the country’s petroleum refineries after years of…
Incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces immediate pressure on North Sea energy projects as he prepares to assemble his cabinet and launch an ambitious domestic policy agenda this coming Monday
Neil Rimer, co-founder of Index Ventures, argues that current AI-driven wealth accumulation will lead to inevitable redistribution, either through voluntary philanthropy or state-mandated tax intervention
The new prime minister has begun to set out key policies - starting with a vow to end rough
The prime minister called successive governments' failure to fix social care a major dereliction of public duty, and said existing budgets must be squeezed before tax rises are considered.
North Korea has restated its nuclear policy while Washington signals interest in renewed diplomacy and reduced military tension.