--- title: "FBR notifies reduced sales tax rates for steel units in erstwhile FATA and PATA" description: "Most outlets reported the Federal Board of Revenue's (FBR) decision to set lower sales tax rates for steel units in erstwhile FATA and PATA, focusing on the specific tax amounts per electricity unit based on the type of scrap used. Business Recorder provided more context on the policy, while Profit highlighted the varying rates for different types of units and scrap sources." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/12058-fbr-sets-reduced-sales-tax-rates-for-steel-units site: HarZaviya language: en --- # FBR notifies reduced sales tax rates for steel units in erstwhile FATA and PATA business · updated 3 Oct 2026, 11:24 AM PKT · 3 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported the Federal Board of Revenue's (FBR) decision to set lower sales tax rates for steel units in erstwhile FATA and PATA, focusing on the specific tax amounts per electricity unit based on the type of scrap used. Business Recorder provided more context on the policy, while Profit highlighted the varying rates for different types of units and scrap sources. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **ProPakistani** — [FBR Makes Steel Cheaper in Former FATA, PATA Areas](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/03/fbr-makes-steel-cheaper-in-former-fata-pata-areas/) · 3 Oct 2026, 11:24 AM PKT > The government has reduced the sales tax rate for steel melters, composite units, and re-rollers operating in the former FATA… Read More - **Profit** — [FBR sets reduced sales tax rates for steel units in erstwhile FATA, PATA](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/10/03/fbr-sets-reduced-sales-tax-rates-for-steel-units-in-erstwhile-fata-pata) · 3 Oct 2026, 9:09 AM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > Steel melters using local scrap to pay Rs20 per electricity unit; qualifying units using imported or EFS scrap to pay Rs5, while re-rollers face rates of up to Rs30 - **Business Recorder** — [Erstwhile FATA, PATA: FBR notifies lower sales tax rates for steel units](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442442/erstwhile-fata-pata-fbr-notifies-lower-sales-tax-rates-for-steel-units) · 3 Oct 2026, 5:21 AM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: The steel melters and composite units operating in erstwhile tribal areas using local remeltable scrap shall pay reduced rate of sales tax at the rate of Rs20 electricity unit consumed. The FBR has issued an SRO 1664(1)/2026 to amend SRO1245(1)/2026 here on Friday. The steel re-rollers whether consuming imported or local raw material for manufacture of steel bars shall pay sales tax ... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [FBR Expands Sales Tax on Electricity for Steel Manufacturers](https://harzaviya.com/stories/7119-fbr-expands-list-of-iron-steel-makers-subject-to-rs5-unit-st) · 9 Sep 2026 · 4 outlets · 2 developments · 81% related - [Government to Impose Rs5 Per Unit Sales Tax on Steel Manufacturers' Electricity Bills](https://harzaviya.com/stories/1843-govt-to-charge-rs5-per-unit-sales-tax-on-electricity-for-99) · 5 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 76% related 3 articles from 3 outlets, 3 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.