PM lauds FBR on record tax collection of Rs384b in April

Taking to twitter, PM said during July-April the collections reached 3780 billion rupees, 14 percent higher than same period last year.

PM added that the current government's policies had led to "broad-based economic revival."

I commend FBR efforts on achieving growth of 57% in April 2021 with collections recorded at Rs.384 bn compared to Rs.240 bn in April 2020. During Jul-Apr collections reached Rs.3780 bn - 14% higher than same period last yr. Shows our policies have led to broad-based econ revival.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) May 1, 2021

According to the tax authorities, the FBR exceeded its revenue collection target by Rs34 billion to Rs384bn in the month of April.

The net collection for April was Rs384bn against a target of Rs350bn, an increase of 9.7%. Revenue collection showed growth of 57% compared to the collection of Rs244bn in April 2020.