The Pakistani business community has 4 demands: 1) Abolish the withholding tax collection role for businesses and have the FBR collect taxes directly instead. 2) Set petrol prices at the international market price to reduce production costs as higher petrol prices increase costs. 3) Eliminate all surcharges like the gas development surcharge that increase production costs. 4) Appoint private sector trade experts rather than government employees to foreign missions abroad to better achieve trade targets as government employees have not done so far.

1. 4 Demands of
Pakistani Business Community
Abolishing Withholding Tax
Collection Role
Why: Tax collection is not the key task of any
business; large or small. FBR teams should
collect taxes themselves.
Prices of Petrol at Intl Price
Why: Higher gasoline / petrol price increases
cost of production. Government of Pakistan
should adjust petrol prices to international
market.
Eliminate All Surcharges
Why: Surcharges like gas development
increase cost of production. Government of
Pakistan should halt all surcharges.
Private Trade Officers Abroad
Why: Government employees could not
achieve trade targets so far. Private sector
experts must be appointed in foreign
missions abroad.
Sajid Imtiaz: Economic Advisor shortlisted by British High Commission Islamabad