Aurangzeb terms Asaan Tax scheme for traders a ‘paradigm shift’

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday termed the launch of the Asaan Tax scheme for traders a “paradigm shift”, adding that the government had to start somewhere in its efforts to widen the tax net. In an interview on Geo News programme ‘Capital Talk’, Aurangzeb said: “We kept the tax rate at 1pc for traders because we have to start somewhere. However, it is part of a broader framework to expand the tax net, and we are moving in the right direction.” The finance minister elaborated t...

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