Fiscal Federalism and Public Finance

Regional challenges remain an important challenge to the progress of democracy in Pakistan. Though momentous developments (18th Amendment, 7th NFC Award) have occurred, they have coincided with some of the worst fiscal imbalances the country has experienced, with all the associated consequences for macroeconomic stability and long-term growth. Analytical work on public finance and fiscal federalism, therefore, takes on added importance. The research agenda within this cluster looks at the revenue generating capacity of different taxes, institutional challenges for their implementation, and the political economy of their adoption. It also analyses the allocation and efficiency of public expenditure at both the federal and provincial levels.

Electricity Policy and Governance

Cost of Electricity Generation in Pakistan

Comparison of Levelized Cost of Electricity of CPEC Coal Plants with Oil and Natural Gas Based Plants Commissioned in 2010-14

Budget Forecasting Tool

Forecasting Government Revenue and Spending

This ongoing project is an exercise in forecasting provincial governments’ revenues, spending and fiscal deficit for FY2013/14 to FY2019/20.

Agricultural Income Taxation

Agricultural Income Taxation: Estimation of the Potential Revenue in Punjab

This paper attempts to quantify the potential tax revenue from crop farming in the province of Punjab, which accounts for over 65% of the production of most major crops in Pakistan.