Salaried class: Call for revision of tax slabs, rise in exemption limits ISLAMABAD: The Salaried Class Alliance Pakistan has called for a revision of tax slabs, an increase in exemption... Updated 14 Apr, 2025 08:56am
Business & Finance KPRA collects Rs37.37b in 9 months PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA) has collected Rs37.37billion in the first nine months of... Published 05 Apr, 2025 05:23am
Print Jul 1 ‘24 to Mar 14 ’25: Govt borrowing for budgetary support plunges 66pc KARACHI: The federal government’s borrowing for budgetary support from the domestic banking system has dropped... Updated 03 Apr, 2025 09:05am
Print To identify collection loopholes: FBR notifies DG (Special Initiatives-Customs) office ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has established Office of the Director General (Special... Updated 30 Mar, 2025 09:28am
Print Rs84bn shortfall in Jan collection ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has provisionally collected Rs 872 billion during the month of January... Updated 01 Feb, 2025 04:00pm
Business & Finance Dec SRB collection grows 27pc YoY KARACHI: The Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has reported a significant increase in revenue collection for December 2024,... Published 03 Jan, 2025 05:54am
Print Nov revenue collection target: FBR may go for ‘additional measures’ ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is facing an uphill task to meet its tax collection target of Rs1,003... Updated 26 Nov, 2024 01:26pm
Print FBR assures IMF: Rs12.9trn revenue target will stay intact Tax collection target of the FBR would not be revised downward for the current fiscal year, sources say Updated 14 Nov, 2024 02:25pm
Editorials Raising property valuations EDITORIAL: In a significant move, the FBR has substantively increased valuations of immovable properties by up to 75... Published 31 Oct, 2024 06:55am
Print Rs91bn short of target: Q1 tax collection stands at Rs2.563trn ISLAMABAD: Following change in macroeconomic figures, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has faced a shortfall of... Updated 31 Oct, 2024 03:05pm
Business & Finance Revenue collection: PM orders use of modern tech by FBR ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to ignite reforms in Federal Board... Published 25 Oct, 2024 06:28am
Print Additional revenue collection: Benefits must be passed on to public: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) that the benefits of... Updated 23 Oct, 2024 09:10am
Print Govt may collect Rs300bn from agri tax FBR asks provinces to adopt federal schedule of income tax for collection of agricultural income tax Updated 14 Oct, 2024 03:17pm
Print Senior economist says a ‘maxi budget’ will be unavoidable ISLAMABAD: With conventional foreign financing lines largely dry off and expecting a massive shortfall in revenue,... Updated 30 Sep, 2024 08:57am
Business & Finance PBF urges traders to pay taxes to help ensure increased revenue collection KARACHI: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) urged the traders and shopkeepers to pay their taxes to increase revenue... Published 06 Sep, 2024 07:04am
Print Revenue collection: FBR evaluating commissioner-wise performance ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is closely monitoring performance of each Commissioner Inland... Updated 01 Sep, 2024 02:47pm
Print Tax collection optimisation goal in focus The steering committee meeting of the Pakistan Raises Revenue Program explores innovative approaches to enhance efficiency of tax collection mechanisms Updated 27 Aug, 2024 09:19am
Print Revenue mobilisation: FBR constitutes reforms working group ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Friday constituted a reforms working group comprising 32 officials of... Updated 24 Aug, 2024 04:33pm
Print FBR shares revenue collection plan with Aurangzeb ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Monday shared a comprehensive plan with Finance Minister Muhammad... Updated 13 Aug, 2024 09:20am
Business & Finance FBR asked to bring all hidden issues before PM immediately ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to immediately bring all... Updated 15 Jul, 2024 09:23am
Print Tax-to-GDP ratio in FY24 stands at 9pc: FBR ISLAMABAD: The Tax-to-GDP ratio stood at 9 percent during 2023-24, according to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)... Updated 09 Jul, 2024 09:03am
Print FBR exceeds revenue target by Rs54bn ISLAMABAD: FBR has collected Rs 9,306 billion in Financial Year 2023-24 against the target of Rs 9,252 billion... Updated 01 Jul, 2024 08:45am
Print FY 2023-24: SRB surpasses collection target KARACHI: The Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has surpassed its revenue collection target for the fiscal year 2023-24, with... Updated 01 Jul, 2024 09:15am
BR Research High taxation cannibalizing juices export potential One key ingredient for moving on a sustainable economic growth path is to develop the agriculture value chains by... Published 03 Jun, 2024 08:37am
Business & Finance IMF briefed about tax gap, revenue collection position ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Monday briefed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the existing... Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am
Print IMF for taking agreed contingency revenue measures ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the Pakistani authorities to take agreed contingency... Updated 11 May, 2024 08:10pm
Opinion The quest for recovery of Rs2.7 trillion revenue That the tax litigation system in Pakistan has long been afflicted by inordinate delays, bureaucratic hurdles, and a... Published 06 May, 2024 05:30am
Pakistan PRA breaks its own collection record in March LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has achieved a significant milestone in revenue collection during the... Published 04 Apr, 2024 04:56am
Print July-March: FBR surpasses Rs6,707bn collection target ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has surpassed the assigned revenue collection target of Rs 6,707... Updated 01 Apr, 2024 09:49am
Print Broadening tax base: PM seeks report on phase-wise economic reforms ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presiding over a high-level meeting on Wednesday to discuss proposals with... Updated 21 Mar, 2024 09:54am