Ahmed, SairaAhmed, VaqarAlain, MarjorieGatellier, Karine2022-12-012022-12-012022-06-13http://hdl.handle.net/10625/61656The Covid-19 pandemic and related restrictions have had profound socioeconomic impacts worldwide. Governments have been faced with responding urgently to mitigate such effects, especially for the most vulnerable. Covid-19 Responses for Equity (CORE) partner Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) – a Southern led organisation which believes that evidence produced from an in-country perspective, by empowered and engaged local researchers and policymakers, results in better policy choices – has been working closely with policymakers in Pakistan to assess the Covid-19 impacts and the effectiveness of current and potential policies. As a result, PEP has helped introduce tax reforms for the hardest hit, agricultural subsidies for farmers, and the reduction of trade tariffs for struggling businesses.application/pdfenCOVID-19PANDEMIC RESPONSEFISCAL POLICYTAX REFORMPAKISTANSOUTH ASIABulletin or Newsletter