Thursday, May 6, 2010

Can Value Added Tax benefit Pakistan's Economy

There has been lots of buzz about value added tax (VAT) lately in Pakistan's economic environment. The officials are saying that Pakistan must impose VAT to gain help from IMF and sources are also commenting that widespread tax evasion will be observed as a protest from businesses and a public that has been ill-prepared for the change as both of the entities aren't given enough awareness about the subject.

So with lots of questions about VAT, that whether it could really benefit our economy and will prove a good solution to our long term fiscal problems, I had conducted program based on the subject, inviting renowned economists, Dr. Shahid A. Zia and Dr. Qais Aslam. So below are the videos discussing the subjects. Waiting for your comments.

Significance of Value Added Tax in Pakistan's Economy



Affect of VAT on Pakistan's economy



Benefits of VAT