By Mati Ullah Khan
The last Tax Amnesty Scheme was announced by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in 2019 and promulgated through an Act of Parliament titled as “Assets Declaration Ordinance, 2019” passed on May 14, and was valid till June 30, 2019.
The number of new (more) taxpayers brought into tax net, thereafter is detailed in the table as here under:
Total Number of New Taxpayers;
Financial Year (FY) | Number of New Taxpayers (Filer) | Amount of Tax |
| 2019-20 | 707.386 | Rs 11.892 billion |
| 2020-21 | 396.860 | Rs 2.792 billion |
| 2021-22 | 402,653 | Rs 3.080 billion |
Taxpayers who availed Amnesty Scheme 2019 as new taxpayers and filed their returns and paid taxes during subsequent three years;
Financial Year (FY) | Number of New Taxpayers (Filer) | Amount of Tax |
| 2019-20 | 23,438 | Rs 197 million |
| 2020-21 | 22,864 | Rs 215 million |
| 2021-22 | 20,929 | Rs 230 million |
Note: The above data was shared with the National Assembly by the Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on March 27, 2023.
