{"id":115023,"date":"2026-06-11T00:02:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=115023"},"modified":"2026-06-11T00:02:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:02:02","slug":"pm-shehbaz-sharif-secures-major-relief-as-imf-agrees-to-reconsider-key-tax-proposals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/pm-shehbaz-sharif-secures-major-relief-as-imf-agrees-to-reconsider-key-tax-proposals\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Shehbaz Sharif secures major relief as IMF agrees to reconsider Key tax proposals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: In a major development ahead of the Federal <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/budget-2026-27-tax-relief-under-consideration-for-salaried-class\/\">Budget 2026-27<\/a>, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reportedly agreed to withdraw proposed taxes on solar panels and stationery items following a request from the government.<\/p>\n<p>Sources said the government successfully persuaded the IMF not to impose the proposed 18% sales tax on solar panels, with the tax rate likely to remain at 10% in the upcoming budget.<\/p>\n<p>In another relief measure, the IMF has also shown willingness to drop the proposed 18% sales tax on stationery items, bringing good news for students and parents across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Sources further indicated that no major changes are expected in taxes on the stock market and tobacco products, while discussions on taxation measures for the real estate sector remain inconclusive.<\/p>\n<p>Negotiations between the government and the IMF are continuing on several budgetary proposals.<\/p>\n<p>The government is also expected to announce a Rs60 billion relief package for salaried individuals. Under the proposal, the taxable income threshold may be increased from Rs4.1 million to Rs7 million, while the existing 10% surcharge on higher-income earners is likely to be abolished.<\/p>\n<p>The current tax slabs for employees earning between Rs600,000 and Rs1.2 million annually are expected to remain unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the budget is likely to include a special relief package aimed at boosting exports, with a proposal under consideration to abolish the 1% export tax.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: In a major development ahead of the Federal Budget 2026-27, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reportedly agreed to withdraw proposed taxes on solar panels and stationery items following a request from the government. Sources said the government successfully persuaded the IMF not to impose the proposed 18% sales tax on solar panels, with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":46767,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13446,9,2],"tags":[5404,42908],"class_list":["post-115023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-latest-news","category-pakistan","tag-pm-shehbaz-sharif","tag-imf-agrees-to-reconsider-key-tax-proposals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115023"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115024,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115023\/revisions\/115024"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}