Even the new IMF target looks likely to be missedTaxes are supposed to be inevitable as death, but it seems in Pakistan, the impossible happens. While no one has yet learned to stop the Grim Reaper from doing his job, it seems that it is possible to suborn the taxman. The ability to do so seems to be the only reasonable explanation for the inability of the current government’s failure to meet the collection target set by the IMF, even after it was revised downward. The appointment of Haroon Akhtar Khan as PM’s Special Assistant on Revenue is being planned, but it is unlikely to do much. While picking the right FBR chief matters, the PTI has also failed to show that it is worth paying taxes, that the taxpayer will get some benefit.

Source: Pakistan Today March 01, 2020 17:48 UTC