- By 2006-07, 39pc of total tax revenues were generated from this category.
- Since then, the proportion of tax revenues generated through direct taxes has stagnated, hitting a peak of 39.97pc in 2017-18.
- This increase, however, did not occur due to any significant shifts in the structure of taxes collected, as direct taxes continued to represent around 40pc of total tax revenues.
Pakistan’s stagnant tax base
