PM praises FBR for achieving 41pc growth in March collection

PM praises FBR for achieving 41pc growth in March collection

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday praised the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for posting an unprecedented growth of 41 percent in revenue collection for the month of March 2021.

“I commend FBR efforts, achieving historic growth of 41 percent in March 2021 with collections recorded at Rs460 billion,” the prime minister said in a tweet message.

The FBR collected around Rs322 billion in the same month of the last year.

The FBR also posted 10 percent revenue collection growth to Rs3,380 billion during first nine months (July – March) of the current fiscal year.

The FBR collected Rs3,060 billion in the corresponding months of the last fiscal year.

“This reflects broad-based econ revival led by government policies,” the prime minister added.