FBR witnesses record tax collection: Farrukh Habib

Islamabad: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Saturday revealed that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) recorded a rise in tax collections, saying that the revenue board has witnessed record tax collections of 2920 billion rupees with 32 percent increase in the second quarter of the current financial year.

Farrukh Habib said in a tweet that this collection is a reflection of increasing economic activities in the country.

He said the FBR has collected additional 287 billion rupees as the target was 2633 billion rupees during the period.

The federal minister said that a collection of 600 billion rupees has been made during the month of December only. 

رواں مالی سال کی دوسری سہ ماہی میں FBRکی جانب سے 32%اضافہ کیساتھ 2920ارب کی ریکارڈ ٹیکس وصولیاں بہترین معاشی سرگرمیوں کی عکاسی کررہی ہے
یہ 2633ارب کے ٹیکس ہدف سےبھی 287ارب زیادہ ہے۔گزشتہ سال اسی مدت میں2204ارب کاٹیکس اکٹھا ہوا تھا
صرف دسمبر کے مہینے میں600ارب کا ٹیکس اکٹھا کیاگیا pic.twitter.com/AnBvvl6qI0

— Farrukh Habib (@FarrukhHabibISF) January 1, 2022