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Debate #88 · Economy, growth and trade

Can Pakistan broaden its tax base and document the informal economy?

Asked 4 times · 4 years · Economics · English Essay · International Relations
This debate All debatesAsked beforeQuestions (4)PositionsSame themeIs IMF lending a debt trap or a path to recovery for Pakistan?Can Pakistan's industrial sector drive growth and absorb its labour force?Should Pakistan shift its tax burden from indirect to direct taxes?
+2 moreAre Pakistan's economic troubles structural or the result of policy failure?State ownership or privatisation: which better serves Pakistan's economy?

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Examiners want: causes of low tax-to-GDP and evasion, informal sector size, fairness of tax structure, enforcement versus incentives, reform path

The questions

2021
CCE Sindh · Economics · Discuss

According to the findings of a France-based market research firm Ipsos, Pakistan loses more than Rs300 billion yearly due to tax evasion in five economic sectors, with illicit auto lubricants and tyres trade causing the most damage to the exchequer of all. What are the social, economic, institutional and political factors responsible for such huge tax evasions? Discuss.

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2020
CSS · English Essay · Essay title

Pakistan's informal economy: the way forward.

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2016
CSS · English Essay · Essay title

Promotion of tax culture in Pakistan: Perspective, prospects and challenges.

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2004
CSS · International Relations · Question

High tax rates means large disincentives to productive efforts that aggregate supply and tax revenues are both restricted. Give your arguments for a just tax System.

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