Govt collects Rs896.4 billion non tax revenue in first half.

ISLAMABAD -- The government has collected Rs896.4 billion as non tax revenue during first half (July to December) of the current fiscal year.

The government had projected to collect Rs2 trillion under non tax collection in the ongoing fiscal year. However, it has collected 44 percent or Rs896.4 billion in first half of the year 2022-23. The country's total revenues including tax as well as non gax collection stood at Rs4.698 trillion in July to December period.

In non-tax revenues, the government had collected Rs77.6 billion as mark-up on public sector entities, Rs40.8 billion as dividend, Rs32.58 billion as profit of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Rs9.26 billion as defence, Rs16.4 billion as passport fee and Rs10.8 billion as discount remained on crude oil, Rs56.7 billion as royalties on gas and oil, Rs14.84 billion as windfall levy against crude oil, and Rs68.296 billion through other sources. The government's collection from the surplus profit of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) was recorded at Rs 371.186 billion against the target of Rs300 billion for the entire year...