IMF Seeks Pakistan Tax Reforms as Lender Sets Loan Conditions

The International Monetary Fund’s new conditions recommend Pakistan to reform and enhance effectiveness of Federal Board of Revenue and develop tax reform strategy, according to a country report by the global lender.

• It wants the government to publish assets of top government officials by end Dec. 2026 to boost transparency and accountability
• Assessment of actual cost of cross border payments and a plan to boost foreign exchange sustainability
• Federal and provincial governments to agree and adopt a national policy for sugar market liberalization.
• The report says Pakistan met eight of the 13 previous conditions or structural benchmarks
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