Frustration grows among Pakistan's salaried class over taxation

PM Sharif forced to react as workers say system has them 'bear the brunt' unfairly

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Pakistan's current tax framework, some argue, is hurting the economy by taking away disposable income from salaried workers.  © Reuters

ADNAN AAMIR

ISLAMABAD -- Salaried workers in Pakistan have grown increasingly frustrated by what they perceive as unfair taxation, with many expressing their displeasure on the ground and on social media, which has prompted Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to reevaluate tax rates.

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