ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has claimed that the tax machinery has recovered Rs 874 billion through enforcement measures during 2024-25.
The FBR has set a target of Rs 389 billion under the head of enforcement measures during 2025-26.
According to a FBR report, in 2024-25, FBR was able to recover Rs874 billion from enforcement measures against Rs. 105 billion in 2023-24. This eight-fold increase is driven by specific interventions along with structural and governance changes.
LTO Karachi recovers record-breaking Rs31bn outstanding taxes: FBR
Across the interventions, FBR recovered additional Rs. 25 billion in sugar sector (Jul-Dec FY 2024-25) and Rs. 12.8 billion in cement sector (Jul-June 2024-25) by deploying real-time production monitoring.
Meanwhile, enforcement on retail deepened, with POS reaching more than 40,000 installations and covering~38% of Tier-1 retailer.
Expedited dispute resolution realized Rs. 255 billion from legal settlements. Targeted nudges sent to taxpayers increased admitted tax liability to Rs. 218 billion in 2024-25 from Rs. 160 billion in 2023-24 (Rs 58 billion increase).
Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Comments
Comments are closed for this article.