*ISLAMABAD: *The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, in its firstyear in power, has failed miserably in achieving the revenue target ofRs4.39 trillion.
The Federal Board of Revenue collected Rs3.84 trillion in the fiscal year2018-19, depicting a shortfall of Rs556 billion.
As per the sources, the tax department actually collected Rs3.8 trillion intaxes, while it included Rs42 billion, which was collected through the taxamnesty scheme, in its overall revenue statistics.
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This is the highest shortfall that the FBR has witnessed in recent years.The department had collected Rs3.75 trillion in 2017-18, with a shortfallof Rs184 billion.
