OICCI urges IMF to widen tax base, ease business burden
The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry has made the appeal, according to a Pakistan Today report that carried no further details.
The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI), which represents foreign investors in Pakistan, has urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to widen the country's tax base and ease the burden on businesses, according to a report by Pakistan Today. The outlet carried the appeal in its headline and standfirst but did not provide further details of the chamber's recommendations or the context of discussions with the lender. No additional information was available in the source material.
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