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Asan Tax Scheme brings nearly 10,000 shopkeepers into tax net

Pakistan Published 25 September 2026, 18:23 · archived 25 Sep 2026

Nearly 10,000 shopkeepers have joined the tax net under the Asan Tax Scheme within a month of its launch, the government said on Friday. Minister of State for Finance and Railways Bilal Azhar Kayani chaired a review meeting on the scheme, where officials briefed participants on its implementation and trader representatives raised concerns regarding the process. According to the briefing, 9,806 shopkeepers have registered under the scheme and are at various stages of filing their tax returns. Of these, 1,929 are entering the tax system for the first time, while 428 have already filed their retu...

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