LAHORE — The Punjab Assembly has declared recent government notifications revising agricultural income tax rates unlawful, ordering an immediate suspension of their enforcement, assessments and collections.
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SRB deploys officers for agricultural income tax collection in Sindh
Karachi, August 26, 2025 – The Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has announced the deployment of officers across various districts to ensure efficient collection of agricultural income tax.
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Sindh Government Notifies Agricultural Income Tax Rules, 2025
Karachi, August 24, 2025 – The Government of Sindh has formally introduced the Agricultural Income Tax Rules, 2025, marking a major step toward streamlining the taxation framework for the province’s growing farm economy.
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Pakistan’s Agriculture Tax Rates Among Highest in Region: ICMAP
Karachi, March 22, 2025 – A recent study by the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMAP) has highlighted that Pakistan’s agriculture tax rates are among the highest in the region, raising concerns about enforcement and long-term sectoral impact.
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Provinces Miss Deadline to Amend Agricultural Tax Laws
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has confirmed that provinces failed to meet the deadline for amending their agriculture income tax legislation, which was set for October 2024. This was disclosed during a presentation to the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance, where officials provided an update on the quantitative performance criteria and structural benchmarks related to Pakistan’s ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) program.
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Punjab Approves New Agricultural Income Tax Amendments
Lahore, November 15, 2024 – In a significant move, the Punjab Assembly passed the Punjab Agricultural Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2024 on Thursday, despite opposition protests and a walkout by members of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
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Pakistan to Implement Agriculture Tax by July 2025: Aurangzeb
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is set to introduce a long-anticipated tax on the agriculture sector, with legislation expected to be finalized by January 2025 and tax collection commencing on July 1, 2025, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb announced a day earlier.
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Aurangzeb Hopes Provinces to Legislate for Agriculture Tax
Islamabad, July 28, 2024 – Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb expressed optimism that all provinces will legislate to bring agricultural income into the tax net.
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Pakistan Rules Out Additional Tax on Agriculture Income
Islamabad, July 19, 2023: Coordinator to Prime Minister on Economy and Energy, Bilal Azhar Kayani, categorically stated on Wednesday that the government has no intentions of imposing additional taxes on the income of the agriculture sector.
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FBR offers help to provinces in broadening agri tax base
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has offered assistance to the provinces in broadening the tax base in agriculture sector. Under the Constitution of Pakistan, the provinces have mandate to collect tax on agriculture income.
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