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Dean of Faculty of Economics Presents at International Conference hosted by the Federal Bureau of Revenue

Dr. Azam Chaudhry, Dean and Professor, Faculty of Economics gave the keynote speech on 'Taxation and Development' at the International Conference on Taxation hosted by the Federal Bureau of Revenue in Lahore on February 6th-8th, 2019. Dr. Chaudhry spoke about the role of taxation in development and analyzed the historical tax trends across countries. He also gave policy prescriptions for the optimal taxation structure for Pakistan given cross-country evidence.

The conference provided a forum for national and international academics and experts to deliberate on issues of taxation in Pakistan in an increasingly integrated global system. It focused on international taxation issues of cross border trade, services, investment and exchange of information.

The chief guest at the event was Mr. Muhammad Hammad Azhar, Minister of State for Revenue, Government of Pakistan and the participants included international and Pakistani experts and academics.

The conference was held at the Directorate of Training and Research Inland Revenue (DGTR), Lahore.