Is Pakistan's budget killing businesses with 60% tax burden?

Pakistan's corporate tax burden is creeping toward 60% and energy prices tied to IMF commitments are making it worse.

With Budget 2026-27 approaching, businesses are under pressure from every direction — heavy taxation, imported inflation, and a grid that keeps getting more expensive.

Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry President Faheem ur Rehman Saigol sat down with Nukta Business to talk about what the private sector actually needs right now, and why alternate energy can't wait any longer.