Senate, NA finance committees raise concerns over 'ambitious' revenue target for FY27 Published 13 Jun, 2026 09:45pm Govt aims to collect Rs15.26trn through FBR in coming fiscal year
Tax relief, Super Tax cuts to boost PSX sentiment: experts Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:17am KARACHI: The budget has been largely viewed as positive for the equity market, with analysts highlighting tax relief...
Country nearing a financial emergency? Updated 06 Apr, 2026 05:14am EDITORIAL: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is once again behind its tax collection target. It has missed the 9MFY26...
Jul-Feb FDI declines 33.4pc YoY: FD Updated 01 Apr, 2026 09:44am ISLAMABAD: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country declined sharply by 33.4 percent in first eight months...
FBR misses tax target by Rs610bn Updated 01 Apr, 2026 09:43am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected Rs9,307 billion during July-March (2025-26) against the...
SBP holds policy rate at 10.50pc on oil risks Published 10 Mar, 2026 06:09am KARACHI: While keeping the policy rate unchanged at 10.50 percent, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has observed...
FBR says erroneous tax return SMS issued by telecom service providers Published 08 Dec, 2025 09:11pm SMS sent to taxpayers asks to file income tax returns for Tax Year 2025 before September 30, 2025 deadline, which has already passed
Shortfall to shrink after final figures: Nov tax collection seen reaching Rs900bn against Rs995bn target Updated 30 Nov, 2025 09:20am FBR’s collection amounts to Rs895 billion against the target of Rs995 billion for Nov. 2025, reflecting a shortfall of Rs100 billion
Q1FY26: Country posts budget surplus of Rs2.1trn Updated 09 Nov, 2025 07:31pm Total revenue stands at Rs 6.2 trillion and total expenditure at Rs 4.1 trillion
FBR misses target by Rs272bn in July-Oct collections Updated 01 Nov, 2025 09:09am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has provisionally collected Rs 3,837 billion during July-October...
Rs64bn short of monthly target: Aug tax collection stands at Rs886bn Updated 30 Aug, 2025 08:23am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has provisionally collected Rs886 billion during August 2025 against...
FBR misses revised target by Rs178bn in FY25 Updated 01 Jul, 2025 03:01pm ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has provisionally collected Rs 11,722 billion during July-June...
Direct taxes’ share jumps to 48.7% in Pakistan Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:41am ISLAMABAD: The share of direct taxes in overall tax collection of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) rose to 48.7...
Documented cigarette industry: FBR tax collection may fall significantly Published 04 Jun, 2025 03:03am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) tax collection from documented cigarette industry is expected to fall...
Conduct of FBR officers visiting private premises closely monitored by civil agencies: Finance Division Published 05 May, 2025 11:06pm The conduct of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officers who visit private sector industries is closely monitored...
Tola underscores need for resolving narrow tax base issue Updated 04 May, 2025 09:18am LAHORE: To address the issue of a narrow tax base, the government should implement several solutions, including...
March revenue collection plan falls short of target Updated 30 Mar, 2025 08:50am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has suffered a shortfall below Rs 100 billion during March 2025. A top...
1HFY25 direct tax collection rises 29.4pc YoY Updated 27 Mar, 2025 03:13pm ISLAMABAD: The collection of direct taxes has shown an increase of 29.4 percent during first six months of 2024-25...
Jul-Feb tax collection falls short of target Updated 14 Mar, 2025 04:48pm Federal Board of Revenue collects Rs7,346 billion during the first eight months
‘Tax net should be expanded instead of increasing burden on taxpayers’ Published 05 Feb, 2025 06:48am KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and...
Millat Tractors to challenge FBR’s Rs18bn sales tax demand Updated 03 Feb, 2025 10:41pm One of Pakistan’s leading tractor manufacturers, Millat Tractors Limited, on Monday rebuked the Federal Board of...
Senate panel questions ‘effectiveness’ of training programmes for FBR officers Updated 30 Jan, 2025 10:50pm Revenue shortfall of Rs384 billion recorded in first half FY25, Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue informed
PBC raises concerns on reported termination of satellite tracking of Afghan cargo Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:27pm The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) on Thursday signalled concerns on a report that the Federal Board of Revenue...
FBR tax collection: Contribution of LTO Karachi highest Updated 09 Jan, 2025 03:09pm ISLAMABAD: The contribution of Large Taxpayer Office (LTO) Karachi in overall tax collection (income tax, sales tax,...
PBC urges govt to avoid past mistakes, identifies five risks to Pakistan’s economy Updated 02 Jan, 2025 06:11pm The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), the country’s leading corporate advocacy platform, highlighted five major...
PM urges authorities to address revenue shortfall, meet IMF targets Updated 01 Jan, 2025 09:51pm Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday stressed the tax collection authorities to meet the revenue targets...
Around Rs148bn shortfall: FBR likely to collect Rs1.225trn this month Updated 31 Dec, 2024 09:15am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has estimated to collect Rs1,225 billion during December 2024 against...
Salaried class: Govt explains how tax burden can be lessened Updated 15 Nov, 2024 02:55pm Will reduce tax burden on salaried class and withdraw tax on milk if FBR is able to recover Rs 300 billion to Rs 350 billion of tax evasion from non-duty paid and smuggled cigarettes
Govt urged to tax high earning ‘sacred cows’ amid revenue shortfall Updated 14 Nov, 2024 11:00pm Former Caretaker Federal Minister for Commerce Dr Gohar Ejaz urged the government to meet its collection target by...
FBR assures IMF: Rs12.9trn revenue target will stay intact Updated 14 Nov, 2024 02:25pm Tax collection target of the FBR would not be revised downward for the current fiscal year, sources say