The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collected Rs329 billion in Federal Excise Duty (FED) and General Sales Tax (GST) during fiscal year 2025-26, an increase of Rs45 billion compared with the Rs284 billion collected under the same heads a year earlier.
According to official data, the increase represents year-on-year growth of nearly 16 percent, reflecting stronger enforcement and higher compliance across sectors subject to these levies.
Officials familiar with the figures said the increase came despite ongoing economic pressures that have weighed on broader revenue mobilisation efforts.
Sources within the tax authority said the additional collections were driven by improved monitoring of excise-liable goods and services, alongside efforts to plug leakages in the sales tax chain.
They added that the figures bring the FBR closer to meeting its annual targets for these two revenue heads, although overall performance across all tax categories will depend on collections during the remaining months of the fiscal year.
The board has faced persistent pressure to expand the tax net and reduce reliance on indirect taxation, which disproportionately affects lower-income consumers.
Even so, GST and Federal Excise Duty remain among the largest contributors to the FBR’s overall tax collection, and the latest figures suggest the authority is making incremental progress in narrowing the gap between projected and actual receipts.
