ISLAMABAD:

Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) National Coordinator Lt General Sarfraz Ahmad on Thursday laid out a roadmap to make the economy competitive by substantially reducing the corporate tax burden, cutting down interest rate and having a pragmatic exchange rate.

In an address to Pakistan's leading businesspersons, the SIFC coordinator said that the country's "growth plan was missing". He urged all stakeholders to agree on an export-led economic growth model that can end reliance on protection and subsidies. He was speaking during the second day of the Dialogue on Economy, organised by the Pakistan Business Council (PBC) — the leading advocacy group of the nation's large business groups.

"We have made a mess of our fiscal situation. Only thing we can think of is taxa

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