FBR tells Senate panel tobacco tax theft is Rs40bn, not $1bn (opens original article in a new tab)

The FBR informed a Senate committee that tobacco tax theft is Rs40bn annually, contradicting the government's $1bn claim, and the committee directed FBR to address the discrepancy and improve transparency.

• FBR told Senate panel that tobacco tax theft is Rs40bn annually, not $1bn as claimed by government
• FBR officials were unaware of the government's anti-tax theft campaign
• Senate committee directed FBR to correct the discrepancy and inform the prime minister
• FBR seized 16 tobacco factories for tax fraud and investigated cigarette theft case