Municipal Finance: How can cities generate own-source revenue?

Chaired by:
Mr. Najy Benhassine, World Bank Country Director for Pakistan
Dr. Ijaz Nabi, Executive Director of the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR) and Country Director of the International Growth Centre (IGC) Pakistan.
The panelists included:
Dr. Rizwan Akram Sherwani, DG Excise & Taxation, Government of Punjab.
Dr. Aisha Ghaus Pasha, Economist, MNA, Former Finance Minister for the Government of Punjab.
Dr. Anwar Shah, World Bank, and Director of the Centre for Public Economics, Chengdu/Wenjiang, China.
Mr. Altaf Sario, Administrator, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation.
Dr. Mahvish Shaukat, Economist at the World Bank, was the Moderator for this panel discussion.
  • Posted On: February 6, 2022
  • Event Time: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Event Date: 3rd February 2022
  • Event Venue: Webinar

CDPR and World Bank organized a session of the Pakistan Development Policy Series’ webinar “Municipal Finance: How can cities generate own-source revenue?” that took place on Thursday, February 3, 2022 from 5.00 pm to 6.30 pm (PKT).

The Pakistan Development Policy Series is a series of policy talks inviting discussion and debate on key reform areas critical to Pakistan’s economic, social, and development growth. The seventh webinar focused on how local governments can identify viable sources of own-source revenue including property tax and user charges, in addition to provincial transfers. Panelists discussed the key challenges in the design and administration of revenue-generation mechanisms.

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