The tax structure for salaried individuals in Pakistan is not just lopsided, its so lopsided, there is no side left anymore.

14% of salaried taxpayers are in the top tax bracket -- while for most other countries, this % is below 1%. If 14% are in your top bracket -- that is a problem, not something to celebrate. Similarly, 35%+ salaried taxpayers are in the lowest tax bracket, while for most other countries, this is >80%.

This effectively means that our tax brackets are out of whack, and do not represent reality, or actual distribution of income. There is an urgent need to redesign brackets to align with distribution of income.

Nowhere in the world is tax distribution a largely flat line like this, rather than a fair distribution. Ironically, IMF which knows better (or should know better) continues to toe a completely irrational line.

This is the salaried tax distribution for Pakistan

This is the tax distribution compared to countries in the region, and rest of the world
13%+ of salaried individuals are in the highest tax bracket, relative to less than 1% for most developing countries. Even G8 countries maintain it at 1% or so. This a slab design problem, and nothing else.

There are 113k residential units with solar net metering. This is less than 0.3% of total households in the country. >75% of these users are 700+ kWh consumption households.

This is an issue of rich people pretending not-to-be rich.

1/dawn.com/news/1833228/s… 0.3pc of households with net metering connections certainly do not constitute the middle class but are essentially the upper class. Those belonging to such an economic strata may not feel like it, but the country’s overall distribution of wealth and income says otherwise.
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There is surplus generation capacity in the country. The avg. fuel cost of electricity is PKR 10/kWh (final tariff being high is a separate story). Net metering users get paid PKR 20+/kWh

Why should gov buy same electron for PKR 20/kWh, when avg pool cost is c. PKR 10/kWh?
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https://twitter.com/81ShahbazRana/status/1785932992545759566

Investing in rooftop solar is a commercial decision, which comes with its own risks. If there is surplus capacity in market, the net metering price should come down, and vice versa. If anything, most net metering systems are actually installed by upper-upper class households
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So much to unpack here. This is potentially the worst communication the CB has ever done.

A cap always leads to inefficiencies, and shortages -- the CB may consult it's research unit for the same.

Exports of Bangladesh, India, Vietnam, etc. all increased during the period

1/ Similarly, remittances for similar countries also increased during the period. The drop in exports is much higher than any drop in consumption in export markets due to global monetary tightening. A pegged currency is NOT a 'relatively stable currency' ffs.
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Is there a random AI tool that can convert pdf into xls (1000+ pages), parse keywords, etc.

Alternatively, is there someone who can do it. I have figured out a way to estimate how much gov spends on providing fuel to employees, judges, etc.

Need help in working through data. @worqas