--- title: "FBR collects over Rs1.72 trillion in first two months of FY27" description: "Most outlets highlighted that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) exceeded its two-month tax collection target by Rs12 billion, with amounts ranging from Rs1.71 trillion to Rs1.72 trillion. The Express Tribune and Profit noted the 3.3% growth in July–August and the 17.4% growth needed to meet the annual target. Dawn and Profit specifically mentioned the FBR missing its August target by Rs29 billion, while ProPakistani framed the August shortfall as a \"miss\" but still emphasized the two-month overachievement. Business Recorder and 24 News HD focused on the overall success of the two-month target, with the latter not specifying the exact amount collected." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/5735-fbr-misses-august-2026-tax-target-but-oddly-beats-2-month site: HarZaviya language: en --- # FBR collects over Rs1.72 trillion in first two months of FY27 business · latest filing 1 Sep 2026, 3:56 PM PKT · 31 Aug – 1 Sep 2026 · 8 articles from 8 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 8 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets highlighted that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) exceeded its two-month tax collection target by Rs12 billion, with amounts ranging from Rs1.71 trillion to Rs1.72 trillion. The Express Tribune and Profit noted the 3.3% growth in July–August and the 17.4% growth needed to meet the annual target. Dawn and Profit specifically mentioned the FBR missing its August target by Rs29 billion, while ProPakistani framed the August shortfall as a "miss" but still emphasized the two-month overachievement. Business Recorder and 24 News HD focused on the overall success of the two-month target, with the latter not specifying the exact amount collected. ## Same story from 8 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Minute Mirror** — [FBR narrowly meets two-month tax target](https://minutemirror.com.pk/fbr-narrowly-meets-two-month-tax-target-622626/) · 1 Sep 2026, 3:56 PM PKT > The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collected Rs1.722 trillion in taxes during July and August, narrowly exceeding its two-month target of Rs1.71 trillion - **BOL News** — [FBR collects Rs1.722 trillion in first two months of fiscal year surpassing target](https://www.bolnews.com/pakistan/fbr-collects-rs1-722-trillion-in-first-two-months-of-fiscal-year-surpassing-target/) · 1 Sep 2026, 3:44 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue collected Rs 1.722 trillion in taxes during July and August, the first two months of the current fiscal year, exceeding its target of Rs 1.710 trillion by Rs 12 billion, according to FBR sources. The result came despite slowing revenue growth and a decline in income tax receipts. A ... Read more - **Profit** — [FBR collects Rs1.72 trillion in first two months of FY27, narrowly beats target despite growth slowdown](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/09/01/fbr-collects-rs172-trillion-in-first-two-months-of-fy27-narrowly-beats-target-despite-growth-slowdown) · 1 Sep 2026, 8:25 AM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > Growth of 3.3% well below 17.4% pace needed for IMF-linked Rs15.263 trillion annual target; income tax falls 4% YoY; August target missed by Rs29 billion, with Rs900 billion collected against the monthly target of Rs930 billion - **Dawn** — [FBR misses August target by Rs29bn](https://www.dawn.com/news/2026516/fbr-misses-august-target-by-rs29bn) · 1 Sep 2026, 7:52 AM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collected Rs901 billion in August, missing the projected target of Rs930bn by Rs29bn. The collection remained stagnant compared to Rs900bn in August 2025. However, the FBR raised Rs1.722 trillion in the first two months (July-August) of 2026-27, exceeding the target of Rs1.710tr by Rs12bn. The target for the first two months of FY27 was achieved lar... - **Business Recorder** — [FBR collects Rs1.72trn in 2MFY27](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437342/fbr-collects-rs172trn-in-2mfy27) · 1 Sep 2026, 4:33 AM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected Rs1,722 billion during the first two months of 2026-27 against the ambitious target of Rs1,710 billion, reflecting an increase of Rs12 billion. In August 2026, the FBR collected Rs902 billion against the monthly target of Rs930 billion, showing a decrease of Rs28 billion. Overall, the target for the July-August (2026-27) has been met b... - **ProPakistani** — [FBR Misses August 2026 Tax Target But Oddly Beats 2-Month Goal By Rs. 12 Billion](https://propakistani.pk/2026/08/31/fbr-misses-august-2026-tax-target-but-oddly-beats-2-month-goal-by-rs-12-billion/) · 31 Aug 2026, 10:51 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collected more than Rs. 1.72 trillion during the first two months of FY2026-27, exceeding… Read More - **The Express Tribune** — [FBR achieves Rs1.71tr tax target](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2626792/fbr-achieves-rs171tr-tax-target) · 31 Aug 2026, 10:15 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > Collection rises 3.3% in Jul-Aug; 17.4% growth required to meet annual goal - **24 News HD** — [FBR exceeds two-month tax collection target by Rs12 billion](https://www.24newshd.tv/31-Aug-2026/fbr-exceeds-two-month-tax-collection-target-rs12-billion) · 31 Aug 2026, 10:07 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > The Federal Board of Revenue collected Rs1. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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