Pak's rich people could pay more tax

Pakistan on Wednesday said the government was ready to tax rich people more, insisting that in other countries the upper class pay higher taxes.

Addressing a press conference a day after the government announced the budget, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Hafeez Shaikh said that the average tax rate of Pakistan is 11-12 per cent, which is "one of the lowest in the world."
He defended the tax target for 2019-20, saying "Pakistan's people, especially the rich, will have to be sincere with the country and will have to pay taxes."