Pakistan Imposes Hidden Deemed Duty on Fuel Consumers, Revealed by Business Recorder
Business Recorder reports that Pakistan has applied a hidden deemed duty on fuel consumers, adding to the cost of fuel without consumers noticing the separate tax line.
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Pakistan Imposes Hidden Deemed Duty on Fuel Consumers, Revealed by Business Recorder
Photo by Atik sulianami on UnsplashOn 2 August 2026, Business Recorder reported that Pakistan imposes a hidden tax, called a deemed duty, on fuel consumers. A deemed duty is a tax that is collected as part of the price of a product but is not listed separately. Consumers pay the full price and a portion of it goes to revenue from the government without noticing. The report highlights the presence of this tax in Pakistan’s fuel pricing system.