Former finance minister Miftah Ismail claimed that everyone in Pakistan was a sacred cow and that the nation needed a “butcher,” which is slang for a bold person.
“Every aspect of the budget is off limits to you,” he declared during his Tuesday appearance on Spotlight with Munizae Jahangir on News.
He was questioned about any areas of the budget that are off-limits to the finance minister. Ismail performed the same role twice. His final position was short but vital as he led the ministry in negotiations with the IMF when the nation was about to go into default.
If the defense department seems to be withholding information, the railways department is equally in the dark. Everybody is a holy cow.
Everybody is a holy cow. A butcher is required to butcher them.
In spite of Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s aspirations, Pakistan recently adopted its tax-heavy Fiscal Year 2024–25 budget, as many business analysts emphasized that the government had failed to tax holy cows.
The government raised the salaried class’s taxes even further. The tax rate for individuals making between Rs 600,000 and Rs 1,200,000 annually has been raised from 2.5% to 5%.
