PR No. 192
MEDIA BRIEF
Washington DC: October 23, 2024

Finance Minister Mr. Muhammad Aurangzeb met with Mr. Brent Neiman, Assistant Secretary for International Finance of the US Treasury Department in Washington DC. During the meeting, he briefed Mr. Neiman on measures to broaden the tax base, align the provincial AIT regimes with federal personal and corporate income tax rates, rationalize subsidies, reform the energy sector, overhaul State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), and build climate resilience through the effective implementation of the C-PIMA Action Plan and enhanced climate adaptation investments. The Finance Minister also expressed gratitude to the US for its support in securing the IMF’s Extended Fund Facility for Pakistan.

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