http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2023(VIII-I).23
10.31703/ger.2023(VIII-I).23
Published : Mar 2023
An Assessment of Low Tax Paying in Pakistan: Causes and Problems
Taxation plays a very vital role in the development of any state it is the backbone of financial progress and strengthens the country economically. In Pakistan, the matter of Tax is multifarious and Government levies many taxes on individuals in different capacities. There are different departments regulating and dealing with tax-related matters. In past, the lack of tax paying affected the economy of Pakistan. But for many years, the government of Pakistan offered specific immunities to increase the revenue of Pakistan through tax collection. This policy of the Government was very successful. Despite all these efforts, immunities, tax collection and increase in revenue, the economy of Pakistan did not improve. This research can improve it by different methods and studies. This study was conducted to assess the problems and causes of low tax paying in Pakistan. The outcomes will recommend suggestions and different solutions to overcome these problems.
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Pakistan, Causes, Problems, Assessment, Low Tax, Direct Tax, Indirect Tax
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(1) Abida Hassan
Assistant Professor, School of Law, Government College University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Sadia Saeed Rao
Assistant Professor, Lahore Leads University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Muhammad Abbas
Inspector Inland Revenue, Federal Board of Revenue, Pakistan.
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APA : Hassan, A., Rao, S. S., & Abbas, M. (2023). An Assessment of Low Tax Paying in Pakistan: Causes and Problems. Global Economics Review, VIII(I), 267-273. https://doi.org/10.31703/ger.2023(VIII-I).23
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CHICAGO : Hassan, Abida, Sadia Saeed Rao, and Muhammad Abbas. 2023. "An Assessment of Low Tax Paying in Pakistan: Causes and Problems." Global Economics Review, VIII (I): 267-273 doi: 10.31703/ger.2023(VIII-I).23
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HARVARD : HASSAN, A., RAO, S. S. & ABBAS, M. 2023. An Assessment of Low Tax Paying in Pakistan: Causes and Problems. Global Economics Review, VIII, 267-273.
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MHRA : Hassan, Abida, Sadia Saeed Rao, and Muhammad Abbas. 2023. "An Assessment of Low Tax Paying in Pakistan: Causes and Problems." Global Economics Review, VIII: 267-273
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MLA : Hassan, Abida, Sadia Saeed Rao, and Muhammad Abbas. "An Assessment of Low Tax Paying in Pakistan: Causes and Problems." Global Economics Review, VIII.I (2023): 267-273 Print.
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OXFORD : Hassan, Abida, Rao, Sadia Saeed, and Abbas, Muhammad (2023), "An Assessment of Low Tax Paying in Pakistan: Causes and Problems", Global Economics Review, VIII (I), 267-273
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TURABIAN : Hassan, Abida, Sadia Saeed Rao, and Muhammad Abbas. "An Assessment of Low Tax Paying in Pakistan: Causes and Problems." Global Economics Review VIII, no. I (2023): 267-273. https://doi.org/10.31703/ger.2023(VIII-I).23