AMER SIAL Where the government has no muscle to draw tax from the rich and ineffective tax authorities no interest to stop rampart tax theft, the only available option for the indolent ruling class remains taxing consumption. This, in effect, means taxing all without any concession to the poor. The government has come up with ...
KHALID MUSTAFA Drastic reduction in oil prices during the period June 1 to July 14 took Pakistan by pleasant surprise; the immediate public reaction was one of disbelief. The commentariat ...