Islamabad, July 6, 2025: In the last financial year that ended on June 30, 2025, the salaried class paid a staggering Rs. 552 billion in taxes. In the previous year, they had paid Rs. 367 billion. This shows that the government has collected Rs185 billion more from the salaried class in just one year.
This number is 100% more than the combined taxes paid by retailers and real estate sector.
As per the latest data shared by FBR, this increase clearly shows that the salaried group had to pay much more compared to earlier. It also highlights how this struggling class is paying a bigger share now.
The details showed that employees from the non-corporate sector paid Rs236.5 billion in income tax, which was Rs67 billion or 40% higher than the previous year. Employees from the corporate sector paid Rs165 billion, which was also higher by Rs54.6 billion or 49%.
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Moreover, employees of provincial governments paid Rs99.5 billion in taxes, marking a sharp jump of Rs49 billion or 98%. Federal government employees paid Rs54.2 billion, which was Rs17 billion or 45% more than the earlier year.
FBR officials confirmed that they collected a total of Rs. 5.8 trillion in direct taxes last year. Out of this, the major tax portion was paid by companies and banks. The corporate sector paid around Rs. 3.8 trillion, while banks also paid between Rs. 1 trillion to Rs. 1.5 trillion as Income Tax and Withholding Tax.
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Still, the sharp rise in tax paid by salaried individuals stood out the most. FBR sources said their focus will now be on even more strict enforcement to meet their higher tax target of Rs. 14.131 trillion this year.
This clearly shows that salaried individuals are now facing more tax pressure than ever before.
