Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib says it is for the first time that FBR collected 431 billion rupees taxes in July.

In his tweets on Monday, he said tax payments increased by fifty four percent, custom duties thirty seven percent, net revenue thirty six percent and gross revenue by thirty two percent last month.

Farrukh Habib said there has also been thirty percent increase in tax returns and twenty six point six percent in tax refunds.

He said Pakistan Customs also seized smuggled goods worth 3.6 billion rupees.

Source: Radio Pakistan