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World Bank okays $150m plan to boost property tax collection in Karachi

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Ahmed, A. (2026, November 1). World Bank okays $150m plan to boost property tax collection in Karachi. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2041285/world-bank-okays-150m-plan-to-boost-property-tax-collection-in-karachi

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The World Bank has approved a $150 million programme aimed at enhancing property tax collection and improving municipal service delivery in 25 towns of Karachi through the Sindh Property Revenues Enhancement Programme (Sindh PREP). This initiative seeks to benefit approximately 3.58 million people by providing local councils with more financial autonomy, reducing their dependence on provincial transfers for revenue. The programme aims to reinvest about 70 percent of collected urban immovable property tax revenues directly into local infrastructure and services.

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The World Bank has approved a $150 million plan to boost urban immovable property tax (UIPT) collection and improve municipal service delivery in Karachi, Pakistan. The Sindh Property Revenues Enhancement Programme (Sindh PREP), endorsed by the World Bank board of executive directors, aims to benefit 25 local councils within Karachi that house approximately 3.58 million people. Currently, these councils rely on provincial transfers for over 95% of their revenue. The initiative seeks to enhance fiscal sustainability and enable cities to plan and invest in services using their own resources effectively. According to Davison Muchadenyika, a senior urban development specialist at the World Bank, this programme will help Sindh's local councils become more self-reliant by collecting property taxes from residents and reinvesting most of that revenue into local services.

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ISLAMABAD Karachi Sindh The World Bank World Bank

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This programme will help Sindh strengthen fiscal sustainability enabling cities to plan, invest, and deliver services from their own resources effectively,” said Davison Muchadenyika, senior urban development specialist at the World Bank.

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🔮 The Sindh Property Revenues Enhancement Programme (Sindh PREP) approved by the World Bank board of executive directors, will benefit Karachi’s 25 local councils.

2026-11-01 · Dawn

World Bank okays $150m plan to boost property tax collection in Karachi · assertive framing

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The World Bank has approved a $150 million programme to help the Sindh government improve urban property tax collection and strengthen municipal service delivery in 25 towns of Karachi. asserted

government → approve → Karachi

The Sindh Property Revenues Enhancement Programme (Sindh PREP) approved by the World Bank board of executive directors, will benefit Karachi’s 25 local councils. asserted

Programme → approve → councils

Its primary beneficiaries are the 3.58 million people living in these councils, where service delivery investments will be financed, the World Bank resident mission in Islamabad announced on Saturday. asserted

mission → live → Saturday

The programme will support the Sindh government in improving urban immovable property tax (UIPT) collection and strengthening municipal service delivery capacity in selected local councils of Sindh. asserted

programme → support → Sindh

“Cities that can raise their own revenues can plan and invest for the long term,” said Bolormaa Amgaabazar, World Bank Country Director for Pakistan. asserted

Amgaabazar → raise → Pakistan

“Today, Sindh’s local councils depend on provincial transfers for more than 95 per cent of their revenues. asserted

councils → depend → revenues

By helping Karachi collect the property taxes from its residents and businesses, and by reinvesting most of that revenue in local services, this programme will give Sindh’s cities the means to finance the infrastructure they need. asserted

they → help → infrastructure

About 70 percent of collected UIPT revenues will be reinvested directly into municipal infrastructure and services in participating local councils. asserted

percent → collect → councils

“Karachi has significant untapped potential to generate revenues from its property base and use those resources to fund the infrastructure its residents and businesses need. asserted

residents → have → infrastructure

Muchadenyika → help → Bank