Reformed General Sales Tax in Pakistan

Journal
Author
Hassan, B.; Sarker, T.K.
Country
Pakistan
Published Date
Issue
International VAT Monitor 2012 (Volume 23), No. 6
FormatPDF
EUR
45
| USD
50 (VAT excl.)

In Pakistan, general sales tax (GST) is the main source of revenue for the government, but it is not a particularly efficient tax. In this article, the authors discuss the situation and the government’s proposal of 2010 to replace the existing GST by the reformed general sales tax (RGST). However, two years later, the new RGST Act has not yet entered into force.