ISLAMABAD: In a major achievement, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected Rs2080 billion as tax during the last six months, ARY News reported.
Taking to the social networking website Twitter, FBR Chairman Syed Shabbar Zaidi said that the tax collection body has collected Rs2080 billion by this time for the half year ended December 31, 2019.
Alhumdulillah FBR has collected Rs 2080 billion by this time for the half year ended December 31, 2019. This is higher by 16 percent over last year for the same period.
— Syed Shabbar Zaidi (@ShabarZaidi) December 31, 2019
He said that this is higher by 16 percent over last year for the same period.
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