Category: Pakistan
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The Second National Tax Justice Youth Film Festival Pakistan
Oxfam and its partners Indus Consortium and Rise for Equality celebrated National Tax Justice Youth Film Festival at PMAS Arid Agriculture University. This second National Tax Justice Youth Film Festival focused on creating awareness regarding fiscal justice in Pakistan with the active participation of our youth. With the theme of “ Fair Taxation – Gender…
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Davos Inequality Action Week in Pakistan
As the world’s political and business leaders were gathered in Davos for the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, Oxfam in Pakistan organised the Davos Inequality Action Week. From January 16th-30th they organised all sorts of events to raise awareness about the ever increasing inequality. Among these events were the launch of a summary of…
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Informative animation on indirect tax in Pakistan
The Tax Justice Coalition Pakistan recently published the following video animation detailing how poor and middle income households in that country carry 75 percent of the tax contribution, and outlining measures required to restore a degree of progressivity to what is an increasingly unjust tax regime. It clearly illustrates why too much indirect tax unduly burdens the…
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CRAFT Pakistan Policy Briefs and Publications
Below you can find the most recent policy briefs and publications of our CRAFT Pakistan team. The publication “Equity in Tax Laws” explains how the tax burden in Pakistan is placed mostly on the shoulders of the poor while the rich profit, and what should be done to fix this unjust tax system. Download it here: Equity…