The burden of taxes
- Posted on April 18, 2026
- By Dawn
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In brief
Pakistan's tax system reveals a significant disparity where middle and lower-income citizens shoulder the majority of fiscal burden while wealthy elites and large corporations exploit loopholes to avoid taxation. This inequitable distribution reflects systemic failures in tax enforcement and collection mechanisms, leaving ordinary workers and small businesses to compensate for state revenue shortfalls. The article examines how regressive taxation policies perpetuate economic inequality and undermine public services funding.
The burden of taxes
Ordinary Pakistanis are being made to pay for the state’s failure to tax its elite constituents.
