GST largest marginal contributor to rising poverty in Pakistan: World Bank
GST
Dated:- 25-5-2025
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Islamabad, May 25 (PTI) The General Sales Tax has the largest marginal contribution to the rise of poverty while a monthly cash transfer programme to the poorest families has the largest positive impact on inequality reduction in Pakistan, a World Bank study has said.
‘The Effects of Taxes and Transfers on Inequality and Poverty in Pakistan’ reports that the General Sales Tax (GST) payments account for over 7 per cent households’ pre-tax expenditure, which leads to further impoverishment among poor and vulnerable households.
Dawn reported on Sunday quoting the World Bank (WB) study that estimations of the marginal contributio
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mprove its domestic revenue mobilisation and public expenditure efficiency to generate greater fiscal space. The additional fiscal space should be prioritised to expand social expenditure and targetted transfers and to improve fiscal equity.
The report recommends expenditure reforms to improve the accessibility and quality of public health and education services in Pakistan, which could have long-term impacts in terms of poverty and inequality reduction.
It also finds faults with the taxation system of the country, which it claimed emphasises revenue collection from “more frequently impoverishing indirect taxes as well as regressive and inefficient subsidy expenditures” while de-prioritising progressive direct taxation.
The report fur
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