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How Pakistan is revving up a fight against tax dodgers

Category: Business
Duration: 00:09:25
Publish Date: 2026-01-26 08:00:00
Description: Pakistan has had some major economic bumps as of late, including a near default in 2023. At the root: seriously low tax collection. Millions of Pakistan residents opt out of paying income taxes entirely. This is a problem a lot of lower- and middle-income countries face. On today's show, we talk about why there are so many tax dodgers in Pakistan and what the government is trying to do about it. 

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