Audit and enforcement measures: FBR estimates Rs700bn revenue generation in 2026-27

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is set to assign its field formations a tax collection target of Rs92 billion through enhanced audits of taxpayers during the 2026–27 fiscal year, as part of enforcement measures worth Rs700 billion to be announced in the upcoming federal budget.

Official sources told Business Recorder that the FBR has finalised estimates from different enforcement measures to be taken during 2026-27.

The FBR will also collect Rs46 billion through better monitoring and calculation of sales tax liability and Rs48 billion additional revenue through production monitoring in the next fiscal year.

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The auction of non-duty-paid vehicles is estimated to generate approximately Rs50 million.

The Prime Minister has directed the FBR to double revenue collection from Rs389 billion in 2025–26 to Rs778 billion in 2026–27 through stricter enforcement measures to boost additional revenue.

The FBR has collected Rs389 billion through enforcement measures during the current fiscal year. This figure includes over Rs50 billion collected from the tobacco sector through ongoing operations against illicit and smuggled cigarettes.

The FBR has recovered Rs874 billion through enforcement measures during 2024-25. The FBR has achieved the target of Rs389 billion under the enforcement measures head during 2025-26.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2026