{
  "id": 844290,
  "title": "Pakistanis Pay Record Rs. 1.57 Trillion Tax At Fuel Stations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/pakistanis-pay-record-rs-1-57-trillion-tax-at-fuel-stations",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-14T06:26:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/08/14/pakistanis-pay-record-rs-1-57-trillion-tax-at-fuel-stations/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pakistan's government collected a record-breaking Rs. 1.567 trillion in petroleum levy during the fiscal year 2025-26, driven by soaring fuel prices, according to the Federal Ministry of Finance's latest fiscal operations report. This marked a 29% increase from Rs. 1.22 trillion in the previous fiscal year, surpassing the initially set target of Rs. 1.468 trillion. Customs duty revenue from petroleum products and a carbon levy of Rs. 26 billion were not included in this figure.\n\nLooking ahead to fiscal year 2026-27, the government has set an even more ambitious target of Rs. 1.676 trillion in petroleum levy, along with Rs. 50 billion from the new climate levy imposed on petroleum products. Despite the government's rhetoric of austerity and restructuring, civilian administration spending soared by 16% to a record Rs. 1.033 trillion, surpassing the Rs. 1 trillion threshold for the first time. This figure exceeded the budget estimate of Rs. 971 billion, up from Rs. 892 billion in the previous year.\n\nDefence spending also rose by 18% to Rs. 2.588 trillion, compared to Rs. 2.194 trillion in the previous fiscal year. On the fiscal front, Pakistan recorded a fiscal deficit of 2.6% of GDP, the lowest level since fiscal year 2003. The primary surplus reached a record 2.9% of GDP.",
  "summary": "The federal government collected a record Rs. 1.567 trillion in petroleum levy during fiscal year 2025-26 thanks to record-high fuel … Read More The post Pakistanis Pay Record Rs. 1.57 Trillion Tax At Fuel Stations appeared first on ProPakistani .",
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}