Islamabad: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched a facility to pay taxes through ATM, online banking, phone banking and contact centres, according to a news report. The FBR introduced the service in collaboration with State Bank of Pakistan and 1-Link. The taxpayers will now be able to pay federal taxes including income tax, sales tax, customs duty and federal excise duty through these newly launched channels.
Speaking on the occasion, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Revenue, Haroon Akhtar Khan said that tax revenues have been doubled in the past five years and that inflation presently was less than 4%. He said the government’s Universal Self-Assessment Scheme is an expression of the government’s trust on taxpayers and that to curb tax evasion, enforcement will be further improved.
