lystn

Our particular focus areas will be: 1-Should the use of SROs be only confined to formulation of procedures for implementing a tax law/laws? 2-If the SROs allowing tax concessions were eliminated, would it not hurt those sectors which are currently benefiting from them? 3-Is it true that SROs are a source of promoting a culture of rent-seeking? 4- Can we find any positive results of SROs in any area like promotion of any specific industries, lowering the burden of taxation on social sectors or boosting exports? 5-We would love to see examples of useful and harmful SROs? Economic impact of industry wise concessions, specific user concessions? Their impact on domestic industry? 6- Does SRO culture make genuine commercial importers and SMEs uncompetitive?   Moderator: Dr Nadeem ul Haq (VC. PIDE) Panelists/Speakers:  Ikram ul Haque (Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Managing partner Huzaima a Ikram) Robina Ather (Chairperson, National Tariff Commission) Manzoor Ahmad (Ex Ambassador, WTO) Gonzalo.J.Varela (Senior Economist, World Bank) Zahir ud Din Dar ( CEO Dartways) .