Workshop on Climate and Gender Budget Tagging for SOEs
REMIT and Ministry of Finance Host Consultative Workshop on Climate and Gender Budget Tagging for SOEs Recognizing the fiscal significance of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and the importance of transparent, inclusive, and climate- and gender-responsive reporting frameworks, REMIT, in collaboration with the Central Monitoring Unit (CMU) of the Ministry of Finance, convened a Consultative Workshop on […]
A Turning Point for Business in Pakistan
We at REMIT Pakistan celebrate the passage of the Asaan Karobar Bill, 2025 in the Senate, marking its approval by both houses of Parliament and paving the way for Pakistan’s journey toward smarter, simpler, and more transparent regulation. After three years of relentless collaboration between government partners, regulatory bodies, private-sector contributors, and development partners, this […]
National Assembly of Pakistan has passed the Asaan Karobar Bill 2025
The National Assembly of Pakistan has passed the Asaan Karobar Bill, 2025, marking a major milestone in the country’s journey of regulatory reform. This legislation is a critical step forward for business, investment, and governance and REMIT is proud to have supported its development at every stage. From the outset, REMIT worked closely with the […]
REMIT team met with the Chairman of the FBR
The REMIT team met with the Chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue to discuss enhanced support and cooperation on the revenue mobilisation workstream, highlighting collaboration on digitalisation and capacity-development initiatives. We stay committed to strengthening revenue systems and driving sustainable, technology-enabled reforms.
REMIT in Partnership with the Ministry of Finance
Building a More Sustainable and Resilient Fiscal Framework for Pakistan. REMIT, in partnership with the Ministry of Finance, successfully hosted a data-validation workshop on implementation options for the National Fiscal Pact (NFP). The session featured insightful discussions on fiscal decentralization, data validation, and forecasting and simulation models. REMIT also handed over a decision-support model to […]
REMIT Expands Budget Tagging to Provinces
After successfully completing its federal-level work, REMIT is now kickstarting climate budget tagging at the provincial level. Our team recently held productive meetings with the Chief Secretary of Balochistan and the Chief Secretary of Sindh, along with senior officials from the Finance, Climate Change, and Forestry departments. The Chief Secretaries of both provinces appreciated REMIT’s […]
Session with Women Entrepreneurs at the Women Chamber of Commerce
As the tax filing deadline approaches, we arranged a two-day session with women entrepreneurs at the Women’s Chamber of Commerce, Lahore, on tax filing and business competencies. We introduced the simplified IRS portal developed by REMIT in collaboration with FBR, and it was encouraging to see how women entrepreneurs found the system much easier to […]
New Energy Vehicle Policy
Yesterday, the Prime Minister of Pakistan launched the New Energy Vehicle Policy. The REMIT programme supported the Government of Pakistan on the design and development of this policy with extensive consultations across various sector’s including input from national and international experts, for over a year. This Green Leap by the Government of Pakistan envisions 30% […]
Remit initiate Tax Training Program
Our gender and taxation initiative of training and mentoring has enabled many women to understand and file their own taxes. The new IRS portal redesign by FBR has also made it simpler to file taxes. Listen to what our participants have to say about their experience of the training as well as using the portal.
Project Steering Committee meeting of REMIT
The Project Steering Committee meeting of REMIT was held at the Ministry of Finance. Pakistan’s Finance Minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, chaired the meeting, with Jane Marriott, the British High Commissioner to Pakistan, serving as co-chair. The Minister appreciated the progress made on reform initiatives across the taxation, investment, trade, and macroeconomic portfolios. He particularly commended the […]