IMF Wants More Tax on Farmers
For context, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not happy with Pakistan's subdued revenue collection from farmers despite 3x higher income tax rates.
For context, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not happy with Pakistan's subdued revenue collection from farmers despite 3x higher income tax rates.
Article outline
- What happened
- Why it matters
- The key numbers
- The bottom line
Key points
- FBR shared data with Sindh on 44, 350 individuals who declared agriculture income in their tax returns for tax year 2025.
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- Sindh remarked it needs real-time data sharing between the FBR and the Sindh Revenue Board to improve tax collection.
Notably, the IMF has cautioned provincial governments concerning their agriculture income tax collection. Agriculture income tax rates have been rose from 15 percent to 45 percent, but revenue targets remain unfulfilled.
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Sindh collected Rs. 1.1 billion against its Rs. 2 billion target. The province has set a Rs. 6 billion target for the current fiscal year, but it will probable miss the target by at least Rs. 3 billion.
Punjab collected Rs. 4 billion against its Rs. 10.5 billion target last fiscal year. Its agriculture income tax target has now been rose to Rs. 12.5 billion for the current fiscal year.
IMF additionally asked how the provinces plan to improve collection and whether the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) can provide better information concerning agriculture income.
It has additionally introduced digital registration and filing systems. While 1, 912 returns have been filed, so far, 3, 650 individuals have registered under the new system.
Notably, the subdued agriculture tax collection comes as FBR itself missed its downward-revised tax target by Rs. 929 billion last fiscal year.
FBR assured IMF that it will meet its key performance targets this year. So far, collecting the full annual tax target of Rs. 15.263 trillion remains uncertain. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.
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