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Conducting a baseline study on Federal
Sales Tax policy and administration in the
targeted districts. A survey of 450 taxpayers
(enterprises) in the 3 target districts using a
sample frame composed of lists of registered
enterprises in the 3 districts from FBR, sampled
through the systematic random sampling
methodology to allow for a self-weighted
population sample.
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Key Informant Interviews with 5-10 policy
makers and implementers at the federal and local
levels.
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GINI will next engage and establish linkages
with a broad array of relevant stakeholders who
are willing and able to contribute toward
project objectives. This will provide a forum
for conveying citizen’s voice and demand for
reform of Sales Tax policy and administration.
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GINI would prepare and publish a quarterly
“Taxation Watch” Report.
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GINI will conduct District Mobilization
Workshops (1 in each district) bringing together
60 representatives of Tax Bar Associations,
withholding agents, Chambers of Commerce and
Industry, RTOs, as well as students from local
universities who are engaged in relevant
research or enrolled in relevant degree programs
(among others) to present and discuss research
findings emerging from the Baseline Study and
decide on policy actions required at the Federal
and local levels.
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GINI will conduct 6 Taxation Awareness
Workshops 2 in each district i.e. Faisalabad,
Gujranwala and Sargodha. Each seminar will have
75 participants invited from entrepreneurs,
university students and NGOs working on Tax,
there will be representation of media and
parliamentarians in the seminar.
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GINI will also conduct 4 Quarterly Policy
Roundtables at the Federal level, bringing
together 70 representatives of political
parties, parliamentary committees,
anti-corruption departments, relevant public
bodies as well as students from local
universities who are engaged in relevant
research or enrolled in relevant degree
programs, to present and discuss the findings of
the latest edition of the ‘Taxation Watch’
Report developed by GINI, the Bill of Taxpayers’
Rights, as well as to agree on required reforms
required for tax policy and administration.
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GINI will conduct the Benchmarking study to
measure the impact of the initiative towards the
end of the project.
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GINI would conduct a public Information,
Education, and Communication campaign through
print, broadcast and online media
