Jul-Sept PRA tax collection rises 28pc to Rs66.41bn YoY

The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) showing an outstanding performance has collected Rs66.41 billion in terms of taxes during July-September for the current financial year 2025-26. According to the PRA, this amount is 28 percent more than that of the corresponding period of the outgoing financial year which stood at Rs51.98 billion. According to break-up provided by the PRA, out of total Rs66.41 billion, Rs1.7 billion were collected only under the head of infrastructure development cess. According to PRA, the Authority performed outstandingly despite the fact that no new tax was levied nor any increase was made in any tax rate in the current financial year. Moreover, the PRA has launched an extensive drive against unregistered businesses and enforcement teams of the Authority have been directed to speed up efforts to bring the service providers in the ambit of registration process. Field teams have been assigned the task to find out the unregistered businesses and issue notices to them for the compliance.