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Ammar Habib KhanDaily Pakistan |
Indirect taxes make up roughly 60 per cent of total revenue collected by the government, while sales tax makes up 65 per cent of total indirect taxes....
The power value chain is a labyrinth, where an intervention at one end can result in a mix of intended and unintended consequences at the other....
Lower electricity prices can stimulate industrial activity, which can catalyse economic growth. There is no dispute regarding this. However, how...
More than one-third of Pakistan’s imports is essential transportation fuel. Almost $5 billion of fuel is used by two-wheelers, and three-wheelers...
The government has been the biggest borrower from banks over the last decade, making up more than 70 per cent of banking assets. This has effectively...
There is a new government in place. Similar to previous governments, this one also does not have any plan in place to arrest economic stagnation, and...
Pakistan is stuck in a low-growth trap. The only way out of this trap is through industrial and export-oriented growth, which can only be achieved...
Pakistan is stuck in a low-growth trap. Consumption makes up almost 100 per cent of GDP, largely financed by imports, while the investment-to-GDP...
Political manifestos are often wish lists that rarely come true. Free or cheap electricity is one such promise that may never materialize. Over the...
Pakistan is stuck in a low-growth trap. Structural inefficiencies accumulated over the last many years have led to a scenario where the country can...
Pakistan has one of the fastest population growth rates in the world, and considering an ever-expanding population base, it is estimated that more...
Hundreds of thousands of words have been written about the economy, and how to fix it over the last many years, but not much is done, and the economy...
The KSE-100 index, which is the benchmark index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), has increased by roughly 18,000 points or 37 per cent over the...
The government continues to run its fiscal affairs with an increasing reliance on debt to fund its expenditures. The reliance on debt to fund fiscal...