Is Pakistan a tax evader’s paradise?
Kamran Khan highlights how Pakistan plans to expand the tax net and tackle the cash economy
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Pakistan’s Budget 2026-27 offers relief to salaried individuals and businesses, but where is the fiscal space coming from?
In this exclusive episode of On My Radar, FBR Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial discusses the government’s ambitious Rs15.26 trillion revenue target, tax reforms, economic documentation, tax compliance, digital payments and efforts to expand Pakistan’s tax base.
The discussion examines whether Pakistan’s tax system is becoming more effective or simply collecting more from existing taxpayers. It also covers the challenges posed by the cash economy, tax evasion, enforcement, automation and digitization.
Topics discussed
• Budget 2026-27 and tax relief measures
• FBR’s Rs15.26 trillion revenue target
• Documentation of the economy
• Tax evasion and enforcement challenges
• Retail, real estate and agricultural taxation
• Digital payments and economic formalization
• Automated and faceless tax systems
• Expanding the tax net beyond salaried taxpayers and corporations
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