IMF Corruption Report Pakistan has formally rejected the IMF’s findings in its draft Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment Report, preparing a detailed rebuttal to highlight domestic anti-corruption efforts and challenge the proposed recommendations.
Pakistan has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the International Monetary Fund’s draft “Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment” and is preparing a formal written reply to contest several of its conclusions ARY NEWSProPakistaniThe News International.
A meeting at the Finance Ministry, IMF Corruption Report including officials from the FBR, FMU, and related agencies, reviewed the IMF’s demands. Major points of contention include the proposal to create a new authority for disclosing bureaucrats’ assets—something officials argue is redundant since the FBR and FMU already perform this function ProPakistaniMinute MirrorThe News International.
The IMF Corruption Report reportedly criticized weaknesses in several areas—public finance management, tax administration, the Auditor General’s role, procurement, and anti-money laundering enforcement. It also recommended tighter controls on supplementary grants, integration of MPs’ schemes into the regular budget, earlier publication of the Budget Strategy Paper, and tax simplification by 2026 ProPakistaniMinute MirrorThe News InternationalThe Express Tribune.
Pakistani officials point out that many of these reforms are already underway. They noted that tax policy responsibilities have been moved from the FBR to the Finance Division and that internal transformation efforts are ongoing to enhance compliance and reduce complexity within the FBR ProPakistaniThe News InternationalTechJuice.
While the IMF is pushing to publish the report to satisfy transparency requirements, Islamabad has yet to approve its release and is expected to seek revisions before giving the go-ahead ProPakistaniThe News InternationalTechJuice.
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