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Pakistan Budget 2018/19 Presented to Parliament

02 May 2018

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Proposed Changes

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Pakistan

On 27 April 2018, Pakistan Minister of Finance Miftah Ismail presented the 2018/2019 Budget to parliament. The main tax-related measures are summarized as follows: New tax brackets and rates for individuals and associations of persons (already implemented via Income Tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 – {News-2018-04-12/A/2-previous coverage}); A reduction in the corporate tax rate from 30% to 29% for the 2018/19 tax year, followed by an additional 1% reduction per year until reaching 25% from the 2022/23 tax year; The phasing out of the 3% super tax for taxpayers with income exceeding PKR 500 million (4% for banks regardless of income),...