1QFY27: KPRA records 24pc increase in collection of STS YoY

Business Recorder reported that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority collected Rs12.66 billion under Sales Tax on Services in the first quarter of fiscal 2026-27, a rise of 24 percent from Rs10.2 billion a year earlier. Figures shared by the authority put the July to September 2026 total at Rs12.666 billion, compared with Rs10.210 billion for the same months last year. September alone brought in Rs4.650 billion from this levy, a 35 percent gain on the same month a year before.

Infrastructure Development Cess receipts moved sharply the other way, dropping 80 percent to Rs457 million from Rs2.242 billion, a drop tied to the closure of the Afghan border. The September figure for this cess fell 82 percent to Rs157 million, leaving a cumulative shortfall of Rs1.785 billion for the quarter. Higher services tax receipts added Rs2.456 billion over the same period.

Taken together, the two levies raised Rs13.123 billion in July to September 2026, compared with Rs12.452 billion a year earlier. That represents an overall rise of 5 percent in the combined collection. According to the authority, the services tax gain kept the combined total 5 percent higher despite the cess decline.