Dossier
Pakistan Economic Survey FY26
Coverage of Pakistan Economic Survey FY26 in the Nexus archive.
- Squeezing tax from easy targets
The Pakistani federal government is shifting the burden of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collection shortfalls to provinces, relying on levies and untaxed sectors like retail and petroleum to meet fiscal targets. Analysts attribute this to political economy challenges rather than administrative inefficiency, citing political resistance to expanding the tax base.