📌 Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways:
- For the first time in the history of Pakistan, a record collection of petroleum levy has come out during the first quarter of a financial ye.
- Economists say that these figures show that citizens are facing a heavy financial burden due to inflation, low income and heavy electricity.
- According to a private TV report citing official documents, during the first quarter of the current financial year 2026-27 (i.e. July to Sep.
For the first time in the history of Pakistan, a record collection of petroleum levy has come out during the first quarter of a financial year.
Economists say that these figures show that citizens are facing a heavy financial burden due to inflation, low income and heavy electricity bills even in the form of petroleum levy.
According to a private TV report citing official documents, during the first quarter of the current financial year 2026-27 (i.e. July to September 2026), the government received 381 billion 82 crore rupees in the form of petroleum levy.
According to the data recorded in the documents, compared to the same period last year, an increase of 10 billion 21 crore rupees has been recorded in the collection of petroleum levy.
