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Tobacco consumption menace for youth, nation: MPs
Tobacco consumption menace for youth, nation: MPs

Expert Muhammad Sabir, emphasized the benefits of increased tobacco taxation, which has already shown significant revenue growth, reaching PKR 122 billion between July 2023 and January 2024.     https://islamabadpost.com.pk/tobacco-consumption-menace-for-youth-nation-mps/...

Published: May 3, 2026
این ایف سی ایوارڈ، تبدیلی ممکن نہیں
این ایف سی ایوارڈ، تبدیلی ممکن نہیں

https://e.jang.com.pk/karachi/28-04-2024/page10...

Published: May 3, 2026
Budget FY25: SPARC proposes 26pc hike in FED on Cigarettes
Budget FY25: SPARC proposes 26pc hike in FED on Cigarettes

https://www.brecorder.com/news/40292540?ref=whatsapp...

Published: May 3, 2026
Experts call for FED increase on tobacco to help economy and save lives
Experts call for FED increase on tobacco to help economy and save lives

https://www.samaa.tv/2087311045-experts-call-for-fed-increase-on-tobacco-to-help-economy-and-save-lives...

Published: May 3, 2026
Forget tax increases, reduce spending – Grants and transfers are the third largest expenditure
Forget tax increases, reduce spending – Grants and transfers are the third largest expenditure

The public anger at Senate Chairman’s entitlements scratches only the surface of the public spending rut. Budget-making pins hopes on raising taxes to match spending. In the IMF programmes, too, the adjustment focuses on taxes. The result has been the opposite of what was expected. From 13.8% in t...

Read More Published: May 3, 2026
Federal budget portrays weak resource mobilisation strategy’
Federal budget portrays weak resource mobilisation strategy’

Fiscal and monetary policies are in contradiction to each other, which has negative implications for achieving the macroeconomic and fiscal targets presented by the government in the Federal Budget 2023-24. The budget portrays a weak resource mobilisation strategy, where net revenue receipts of t...

Read More Published: May 3, 2026
مالی اور مالیاتی پالیسیاں ایک دوسرے سے متصادم ہیں، مقررین
مالی اور مالیاتی پالیسیاں ایک دوسرے سے متصادم ہیں، مقررین

کراچی(اسٹاف رپورٹر) مالیاور مالیاتی پالیسیاں ایک دوسرے سے متصادم ہیں جس کے وفاقی بجٹ 24-2023 میں حکومت کی طرف سے پیش کردہ میکرو اکنامک اور مالیاتی اہداف کے حصول پر منفی ا...

Read More Published: May 3, 2026
سگریٹ پر ٹیکس: 10 ارب اضافی ریونیو حاصل ہونیکا امکان ۔ روزنامہ ایکسپریس
سگریٹ پر ٹیکس: 10 ارب اضافی ریونیو حاصل ہونیکا امکان ۔ روزنامہ ایکسپریس

صحت عامہ سے منسلک کارکنوں نے حکومت پر زور دیا کہ وہ تمباکو کی صنعت کے گمراہ کن ہتھکنڈوں سے ہوشیار رہے۔     https://www.express.com.pk/epaper/PoPupwindow.aspx?newsID=1110195827&Issue=NP_ISB&Dat...

Read More Published: May 3, 2026
Anti-smoking event
Anti-smoking event

Health activists urged the government to be wary of the misleading tactics of tobacco industry which causes substantial loss to national exchequer each year.   https://www.thenews.com.pk/amp/1074214-anti-smoking-event...

Published: May 3, 2026
Decline in production: Tobacco industry accused of declaring misleading statistics
Decline in production: Tobacco industry accused of declaring misleading statistics

The tobacco industry is declaring misleading statistics about the decline in the declared production of cigarettes to pressurise the policymakers in the upcoming budget (2023-24).   https://www.brecorder.com/news/40244310...

Published: May 3, 2026
Tobacco Industry Overcharges Consumers and Underreports Production
Tobacco Industry Overcharges Consumers and Underreports Production

Health activists urge the government to be wary of the misleading tactics of the tobacco industry which causes substantial losses to the national exchequer each year   https://www.thefridaytimes.com/2023/05/26/tobacco-industry-overcharges-consumers-and-underreports-production/...

Published: May 3, 2026
Govt urged to be wary of misleading tactics of tobacco industry
Govt urged to be wary of misleading tactics of tobacco industry

Health activists urged the government to be wary of the misleading tactics of tobacco industry which causes substantial loss to national exchequer each year.     https://dailytimes.com.pk/1096801/govt-urged-to-be-wary-of-misleading-tactics-of-tobacco-industry/amp/  ...

Published: May 3, 2026
Tobacco Industry is misleading Policy Makers
Tobacco Industry is misleading Policy Makers

Pakistan has scored 1.13 points out of 5 on the cigarette tax scorecard, standing at 131st position among 160 countries, which is a manifestation of a lax tax policy towards the tobacco sector.     https://epaper.brecorder.com/2021/11/20/4-page/908355-news.html  ...

Published: May 3, 2026
Pakistan remains at the bottom of the cigarette tax scorecard
Pakistan remains at the bottom of the cigarette tax scorecard

Pakistan has scored 1.13 points out of 5 on the cigarette tax scorecard, standing at 131st position among 160 countries, which is a manifestation of a lax tax policy towards the tobacco sector.     https://epaper.brecorder.com/2021/11/20/4-page/908355-news.html...

Published: May 3, 2026
FPCCI and SPDC ink MoU to collaborate in research and advocacy
FPCCI and SPDC ink MoU to collaborate in research and advocacy

Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo, President FPCCI, has expressed his satisfaction over an MoU between Policy Advisory Board, FPCCI and Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC) to conduct joint research studies on the issues pertaining to fiscal policies and macroeconomic framework, says a Press release. ...

Read More Published: May 3, 2026