- Three sectors paid Rs293bn, salaried Rs315bn.
- Salaried taxpayers paid Rs22bn extra general.
- Knowledge launched simply earlier than IMF evaluate mission.
ISLAMABAD: The salaried class has as soon as once more emerged as the only largest revenue tax contributor, paying greater than exporters, retailers and property patrons and sellers mixed through the first seven months of the present fiscal yr, The Information reported, citing Federal Board of Income (FBR) information.
Three main sectors, together with retailers who personal three million retailers, exporters who earn in international change, and sellers and purchasers of properties, have cumulatively coughed up Rs293 billion into the nationwide kitty within the July-Jan interval of FY26, whereas the salaried class paid Rs315 billion alone on this interval.
Simply forward of the upcoming IMF evaluate mission, this information reveals that the highly effective and politically entrenched segments are paying lower than the salaried class.
It’s but to be seen whether or not the newly established Tax Coverage Workplace underneath the umbrella of the Finance Ministry at Q Block will be capable of persuade the IMF for slashing tax burden on the salaried class within the subsequent finances for 2026-27.
It reveals that the salaried class paid Rs22 billion extra as a standalone than the three main sectors of the financial system.
Official information of the FBR reveals that the exporters paid out tax of Rs50 billion within the first seven months (July-Jan) interval of the present fiscal yr towards Rs54 billion in the identical interval of the final fiscal yr.
As an advance tax of 1%, exporters paid Rs51 billion within the first seven months so their complete contribution stood at Rs101 billion within the first seven months of FY26 in comparison with Rs101 billion in the identical interval of the final monetary yr.
The retailers who personal 3 million institutions throughout the nation have paid out Rs15 billion as advance tax underneath part 236G on gross sales to distributors, sellers, and wholesalers within the first seven months of the present fiscal yr towards Rs13.5 billion in the identical interval of the final monetary yr.
Underneath 236H, the retailers have paid out Rs25 billion within the first seven months of FY26 towards Rs19 billion in the identical interval of the final monetary yr.
The FBR has collected Rs105 billion on the sale and switch of immovable property underneath 236C of Revenue Tax within the first seven months of the present fiscal yr, in comparison with Rs65 billion in the identical interval of the final monetary yr.
Within the finances 2025-26, the gross quantity of transactions doesn’t exceed Rs50 million, and there might be a price of 4.5% for particular person exist within the Lively Taxpayer Listing. The place the gross quantity of the transaction exceeds Rs50 million however doesn’t exceed Rs100 million, the tax price for an ATL particular person might be 5%.
The place the gross quantity of a property transaction exceeds Rs100 million, the tax price for an ATL particular person is fastened at 5.5%.
The particular person not in ATL should pay a tax of 11.5% underneath 236C. An individual who filed late returns should pay 7.5%, 8.5%, and 9.5% for transaction quantities of Rs50 million, Rs 100 million and exceeding Rs100 million.
The FBR has collected Rs47 billion on the acquisition and switch of immovable property within the first seven months of CFY26 in comparison with Rs66 billion collected in the identical interval of the final monetary yr.
On the acquisition of property, the tax charges had been decreased to 1.5% for particular person exist in ATL as much as a transaction of Rs50 million, 2% for ATL individuals the place the transaction quantity exceeds Rs50 million however doesn’t exceed Rs100 million, and a pair of.5% the place the transaction quantity exceeds Rs100 million.
Alternatively, the salaried class belonging to each the private and non-private sectors have contributed Rs315 billion within the first seven months of the present fiscal yr in comparison with Rs284 billion in the identical interval of the final monetary yr.
