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Pakistan - Tax Policy Report : Tapping Tax Bases for Development - Summary Report

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T17:24:28Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T17:24:28Z
dc.date.issued2009-07-01
dc.description.abstractThe main message of this report is that Pakistan can take measures to increase the tax to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio by around 3.5 percentage points over the next five years. In order to ensure a healthy long-run economic development, Pakistan needs to embrace substantial changes in tax policy aimed at increasing the buoyancy of the tax system, broadening the tax bases, reducing distortions and phasing out exemptions. Such tax reforms are also required to deal with the risks stemming from sustained large budget deficits. Failing to act sooner rather than later, only makes the problem more difficult to address without considerable instability, raises the probability of fiscal and financial disarray at some point in the future, and runs the risks of further constraining policy flexibility in future. This report highlights design ingredients for a comprehensive reform of tax policy in Pakistan. In the final analysis, the success of tax reform will depend less on the mechanism of taxation and more on the politics of taxation. Beyond adequate administrative resources and an implementation strategy, this will require a clear political recognition of the importance of the task and the willingness to persist with tax reform over the long haul.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000334955_20090828015021
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/3099
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3099
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAUDITS
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY
dc.subjectBUDGET DEFICITS
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCAPITAL GAINS
dc.subjectCAPITAL GAINS TAX
dc.subjectCD
dc.subjectCORPORATE INCOME TAX
dc.subjectCORPORATE TAX
dc.subjectCORPORATE TAX RATE
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDIRECT TAXATION
dc.subjectDISBURSEMENTS
dc.subjectDIVIDENDS
dc.subjectDOUBLE TAXATION
dc.subjectE-COMMERCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC CRISES
dc.subjectECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE TAX RATES
dc.subjectEMERGING MARKET
dc.subjectEMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES
dc.subjectEXCISE DUTIES
dc.subjectEXCISE TAX
dc.subjectEXCISE TAXES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFEDERAL TAX
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INCENTIVES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectFISCAL DEFICIT
dc.subjectFISCAL DEFICITS
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectFIXED CHARGE
dc.subjectFOREIGN OWNED COMPANIES
dc.subjectFORMAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectGAS SECTOR
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SPENDING
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHEAVY RELIANCE
dc.subjectHORIZONTAL EQUITY
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINCOME LEVEL
dc.subjectINCOME TAX
dc.subjectINCOME TAXES
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINFORMAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectINTEREST PAYMENTS
dc.subjectINTERNAL REVENUE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARD
dc.subjectINVESTING
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectLEGAL INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectLEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectLEVEL PLAYING FIELD
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMARGINAL TAX RATES
dc.subjectMONETARY FUND
dc.subjectMOTOR VEHICLE
dc.subjectNATIONAL FINANCE
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPERSONAL INCOMES
dc.subjectPETROLEUM PRODUCTS
dc.subjectPLEDGES
dc.subjectPOLICE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TREATMENTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectRAPID GROWTH
dc.subjectREFORM PROGRAM
dc.subjectRESIDENCY
dc.subjectRETURN
dc.subjectREVENUE ASSIGNMENTS
dc.subjectRIDER
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSALES TAX
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESSES
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY TAXES
dc.subjectSTATUTORY TAX
dc.subjectSTATUTORY TAX RATE
dc.subjectSTOCK MARKET
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL PROBLEMS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAX ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectTAX ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectTAX AVOIDANCE
dc.subjectTAX BASE
dc.subjectTAX BASES
dc.subjectTAX BRACKETS
dc.subjectTAX BURDENS
dc.subjectTAX COLLECTION
dc.subjectTAX COLLECTIONS
dc.subjectTAX COMPLIANCE
dc.subjectTAX CREDITS
dc.subjectTAX CUTS
dc.subjectTAX ENFORCEMENT
dc.subjectTAX EVASION
dc.subjectTAX EXEMPT
dc.subjectTAX EXEMPTIONS
dc.subjectTAX INCENTIVES
dc.subjectTAX INCREASES
dc.subjectTAX LAW
dc.subjectTAX LAWS
dc.subjectTAX LEGISLATION
dc.subjectTAX LIABILITIES
dc.subjectTAX LIABILITY
dc.subjectTAX PAYERS
dc.subjectTAX POLICIES
dc.subjectTAX POLICY
dc.subjectTAX PREFERENCES
dc.subjectTAX PROVISIONS
dc.subjectTAX RATE
dc.subjectTAX RATES
dc.subjectTAX RECEIPTS
dc.subjectTAX REFORM
dc.subjectTAX REFORMS
dc.subjectTAX RETURNS
dc.subjectTAX REVENUE
dc.subjectTAX REVENUES
dc.subjectTAX RULES
dc.subjectTAX STRUCTURE
dc.subjectTAX SYSTEM
dc.subjectTAX SYSTEMS
dc.subjectTAX TREATMENTS
dc.subjectTAX-PAYERS
dc.subjectTAXABLE INCOME
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTAXPAYER
dc.subjectTAXPAYERS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTOLL
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRANSFER PRICE
dc.subjectTRANSFER PRICING
dc.subjectTRANSFER TAXES
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectTURNOVER
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED TAX
dc.subjectVEHICLE TAXES
dc.subjectVOLATILITY
dc.subjectWITHHOLDING TAX
dc.subjectWITHHOLDING TAXES
dc.titlePakistan - Tax Policy Report : Tapping Tax Bases for Development - Summary Reporten
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okr.date.disclosure2009-08-28
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T09:49:16.919224Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Public Sector Study
okr.docurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000334955_20090828015021
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
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okr.identifier.report50078
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryPakistan
okr.region.geographicalSouth Asia
okr.region.geographicalAsia
okr.sectorPublic Administration
okr.sectorLaw
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: General public administration sector
okr.themePublic sector governance :: Tax policy and administration
okr.topicLaw and Development::Tax Law
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Taxation & Subsidies
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Emerging Markets
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitEcon. Policy & Poverty Sector (SASEP)
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