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Finance Bill 2026, part 2

FY 2026-27Finance BillPages 101 to 110 of 110

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Page 101

“(3A)   If, at any stage of the proceedings before him,  if the
      Commissioner is of the opinion that having regard to, -
       (a)    the nature and complexity of the accounts; or
       (b)   volume of the accounts; or
        (c)    doubts about the correctness of the accounts; or
       (d)     multiplicity of transactions in the accounts; or
       (e)    specialized  nature  of  business  activity  of  the
              registered person, and interests of the revenue, is
               of the opinion that it is necessary so to do, he may,
               after giving the registered person a reasonable
             opportunity of being heard, and with the previous
             approval  of the Chief Commissioner,  direct the
              registered person to get either any or  all of the
              following to get the -
                     (i)    accounts re-audited by an accountant, and to
                     furnish a report of such audit duly signed and
                      verified  by  such  accountant   including
                 answers  to  the  specific  queries as  the
                 Commissioner may require; and
                      (ii)    inventory re-valued by a cost accountant,
                and to furnish a report of such inventory
                    valuation duly signed and verified by such
                    cost accountant including answers to the
                      specific queries as the  Officer  of Inland
                Revenue may require;

Page 102

                         Explanation.-     The accountant  or  the  cost
                          accountant, as referred to in this sub-section shall
                      be  nominated  by  the  Commissioner  for  the
                       purposes of the said sub-section from amongst the
                         panel  of such accountants or cost accountants
                       nominated by the Board.”;
(14)   in the First Schedule,-
       (1)     in Table-1, in column (1),-
               (a)    against S. No. 7a, in column (4), for the words “forty four”,
                   the word “ten” shall be substituted;
               (b)    against S. No. 8a, in column (4), for existing entries, the
                     following shall be substituted, namely:-
                 “Rupees sixteen thousand five hundred per kg”
               (c)    against  S. No. 55 and 55B,  in column  (2),  for  the
                   expression  “2026”,  the  expression  “2027”  shall  be
                     substituted;
               (d)    after S. No. 55, the following new S. No. and entries
                      relating thereto in columns (2), (3) and (4) shall be inserted,
                   namely:-

Page 103

                Electric cars, electric  Respective
           SUVs,  and  electric  Heading
             pickup      vehicles,
             imported for personal
            use in CBU condition,
                of    import    value
               including    Custom
               Duty:-
       “55A
                (a)   Not exceeding         0%
         PKR 20 million
                (b)    exceeding             30%
         PKR 20  million and
             upto PKR 30 million
                 (c)    exceeding               40%”
         PKR 30 million

(e)    against S. No. 59, in column (2), for the words “excluding
      mineral and aerated waters”, the expression “excluding
      mineral  waters,  aerated  waters,  hydration  drinks  or
       electrolyte beverages specifically formulated to support
       hydration, electrolytes replenishment not containing sugar
      exceeding 5g/100 ml or  artificial sweetener” shall be
       substituted;
(f)     for entry 63, and entries relating thereto in columns (2), (3)
     and (4), following shall be substituted, namely: -

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                               2710.1951
         Lubricating oil and base  2710.1952   Five percent
    “63
          lubricating oils           2710.1953  ad valorem.”;
                               2710.1993
(g)    after S. No. 64 and entries relating thereto in columns (2),
       (3) and (4), the following new S. No. and entries relating
       thereto shall be added, namely:-
                    (i) Petroleum top                         (i)    Rs. 80
                            2710.1942
           Naphtha                      per liter
                      (ii) White
              Spirit/Mineral                                (ii)    Rs. 80
       “65                   2710.1240
            Turpentine Oil                 per liter
           (MTT)
                                                                              (iii)   Rs. 80
                      (iii) Solvent Oil     2710.1250
                                           per liter.”;
(h)     in  Table-1,  for  Restriction-2,  the  following  shall be
       substituted, namely:-
       “(2)   Restriction-2 - Brand variants at different price
points.- No manufacturer or importer of cigarette can introduce
or sell a new variant of the existing brand at a price lower than the
lowest actual price of the existing brand. For the purposes of this
restriction, current minimum price of existing brand means the
lowest price of an existing brand on the day of announcement of
Budget of the current financial year.

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Explanation.- For the purpose of this restriction, brand variant
means any  cigarette brand with  identical name, trademark,
design, pattern or any unique distinguishing mark associated with
an existing brand.”;
(2)    after Table-1 amended as aforesaid, the following new
Table shall be inserted, namely:-
                “Table IA
 S.     Description of   Heading/sub-    Rate of duty
No.       goods         heading
                      Number
 (1)             (2)                 (3)                 (4)
 1.    Imported    motor      87.03
       cars,  SUVs  and
       other       motor   8704.2190
       vehicles, excluding   8704.3190
       auto    rickshaws,
        principally
      designed  for  the
       transport         of
      persons     (other
       than   those    of
      headings   87.02),
      and till the 30th day
        of   June,   2027
        electric vehicles (4

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             wheelers)
              including    station
            wagons,   double
             cabin (4x4) pickup
              vehicles and racing
              cars:
               (a)    of   cylinder            40% ad val
              capacity exceeding
            2000cc   but   not
            exceeding 3000cc
               (b)    of   cylinder            41% ad val.”;
              capacity exceeding
            3000cc
(3)     in Table-II, in column (1), against S. No. 3, in column (2), for sub-
      clause (ii) of clause (b) and entries relating thereto in column (4),
      the following shall be substituted, namely: -
     “(ii) Club, business and first class
    air tickets issued on or after the
   1st day of July, 2026:
    (a) IATA Traffic Conference Area        (a) Fifty thousand rupees
   1 (North, Central, South America
   and Environs)
    (b) IATA Traffic Conference Area
   2                                                 (b)(I)   Twenty-five   thousand
             (I) Middle East and Africa         rupees

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                       (II) Europe
            (c) IATA Traffic Conference Area         (b)(II) Forty thousand rupees
        3  (Far  East,  Australia,  New        (c) Forty thousand rupees”;
         Zealand and Pacific Islands)
(15)   in the Second Schedule, after the omitted S. No. 4, in column (1) and
       entries relating thereto in columns (2) and (3), the following new S. No.
       shall be inserted, namely:-
              Imported and locally produced:
                       (i)    Petroleum top Naphtha                2710.1942
           “5.      (ii)    White Spirit/Mineral Turpentine Oil (MTT)  2710.1240
                          (iii)    Solvent Oil                             2710.1250”;
                                                    and
(16)   in the Third Schedule, in Table-I, after S. No. 27, in column (1) and
       entries relating thereto in columns (2) and (3), the following new S. No.
       shall be inserted, namely:-
                    Import of bullet proof vehicles by  Respective
                “28.  the:                               heading.”.
                                   i) Federal Government for logistic
                   arrangements    for   Shanghai
                   Cooperation Organization (SCO)
                  summit  subject  to  the   prior
                    approval  from  the  Ministry  of
                    Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of
                         Interior and Narcotics Control

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                                                 ii) By the Federal Government or
                             Provincial Government for threat
                              of  terrorism  against  a  public
                            functionary as determined by the
                             Ministry of Interior and Narcotics
                             Control, subject to approval by
                           the Federal Government”.
8.   Amendments of the Finance Act, 2022 (XIII of 2022). - In the Finance Act,
2022 (XIII of 2022), in section 8, -
       (1)     in sub-section (2), -
               (a)     in clause (ab), the word “and” at the end shall be omitted;
               (b)     in clause (ac), after the semicolon occurring at the end, the word
                   “and” shall be added; and
               (c)    clause (b) shall be omitted;
       (2)     in sub-section (3), -
               (a)    in clause (b), in the proviso, after the semicolon occurring at the
                  end, the word “and” shall be added; and
               (b)    clause (c) shall be omitted;
       (3)     in sub-section (4), in clause (g), for the expression “(ab), (ac) and (b)”,
             the expression, “(ab) and (ac) shall be substituted;
       (4)     in sub-section (13), clause (c) shall be omitted; and
       (5)     in the First Schedule, in the Table, in column (1), S. No. (4) and entries
               relating thereto in columns (2) and (3) shall be omitted.

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             STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
     The purpose of this bill is to make financial provisions for the year beginning on
the first day of July, 2026 and it shall come into force on the first day of July, 2026

                                              (Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb)
                                                   Minister for Finance & Revenue

Page 110

          STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED TAX EXPENDITURE
             Section 8 of Public Finance Management Act, 2019 provides that The
Federal Government shall, in respect of every financial year cause to be laid down
before the National Assembly, Finance Bill consistent with Article 73 of the Constitution
including a statement of estimated tax expenditure of the Federal Government.
2.        A Tax Expenditure Report 2026 providing the details of tax expenditure
in FY 2024-25, which involves tax expenditure in Sales Tax of Rs. 1,273.98 Billion, a
tax expenditure in respect of Customs Duty of Rs. 499.14 Billion and tax expenditure
in respect of Income Tax of Rs. 579.70 Billion, arriving at a total estimated tax
expenditure of Rs. 2,352.81 Billion is being laid before the Parliament.