{
  "id": 9769651,
  "title": "Asan Tax Scheme brings nearly 10,000 shopkeepers into tax net",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/asan-tax-scheme-brings-nearly-10-000-shopkeepers-into-tax-net",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-25T13:23:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40441237/asan-tax-scheme-brings-nearly-10000-shopkeepers-into-tax-net"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nearly 10,000 shopkeepers have joined the tax net under the Asan Tax Scheme within a month of its launch, according to the government. Minister of State for Finance and Railways Bilal Azhar Kayani chaired a review meeting where officials briefed participants on the scheme's implementation and trader representatives raised concerns regarding the process. Of the 9,806 shopkeepers who have registered, 1,929 are entering the tax system for the first time, while 428 have already filed their returns. The scheme is designed specifically for shopkeepers and aims to bring them into the tax system.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}