FBR tax collection reaches over Rs3tr in July-September

Mettis Global reported that the Federal Board of Revenue provisionally gathered about Rs3.072 trillion in taxes over July to September, the opening quarter of fiscal year 2026-27. That sum cleared the quarterly goal of Rs3.053 trillion by roughly Rs19 billion. According to the same report, the agency collected more than Rs1.344 trillion in September, just above a monthly target of Rs1.343 trillion.

Collections had already reached Rs1.722 trillion over the first two months, which was Rs12 billion ahead of the two-month goal of Rs1.710 trillion. August brought in Rs902 billion, up 2% from a year earlier, but this fell Rs28 billion short of the Rs930 billion benchmark. Combined receipts for July and August were about 5% higher than in the same months of the previous year.

During the same two months, refunds issued by the revenue authority totalled Rs155 billion, which was Rs31 billion more than a year earlier. The report said the FBR is continuing its efforts to strengthen revenue collection and enforcement while working toward the government's ambitious tax targets for 2026-27.