{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"PIDE Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/pide.org.pk\/blog","author_name":"PIDE Blog","author_url":"https:\/\/pide.org.pk\/blog\/author\/usman\/","title":"Tax Gap, Compliance Cost and Optimal Taxation - PIDE Blog Taxation","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"omC6hDBz9p\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pide.org.pk\/blog\/tax-gap-compliance-cost-and-optimal-taxation\/\">Tax Gap, Compliance Cost and Optimal Taxation<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/pide.org.pk\/blog\/tax-gap-compliance-cost-and-optimal-taxation\/embed\/#?secret=omC6hDBz9p\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Tax Gap, Compliance Cost and Optimal Taxation&#8221; &#8212; PIDE Blog\" data-secret=\"omC6hDBz9p\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(c,d){\"use strict\";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display=\"none\";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement(\"a\"),a=d.createElement(\"a\"),s.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener(\"message\",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),c.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),i=d.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+=\"#?secret=\"+r,t.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:r},\"*\")}}}}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/pide.org.pk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/222-IAhmed-Featured-Image.jpg","thumbnail_width":1800,"thumbnail_height":1200,"description":"Iftikhar Ahmed shares his thoughts on recent research from PIDE. Tax exemptions bear cost and policy makers should know it for informed policy decisions. Calculating the difference between the potential tax and actual taxation is critical. PIDE's continued research is stepping ahead to fill this gap to help us achieve optimal taxation."}