Pakistan IMF talks in Islamabad cover unified sales tax
Pakistan IMF talks in Islamabad cover simpler income taxes, a unified sales tax and tax administration at a two-day workshop that opened on October 20, 2026.
The Finance Ministry and the IMF opened a two-day workshop in Islamabad on October 20-21, 2026
Topics include a unified sales tax across federal and provincial governments and a simpler income tax
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb gave the opening remarks, with IMF directors speaking alongside him
The workshop ends with a high-level panel that will set priority actions and recommendations