Online Tax Payments will be Free to 1st January, 2020


The State Bank of Pakistan has announced that from 1st January 2020, the State Bank of Pakistan will bear the digital payment fee or transaction charges which were being charged form the customers. The Central Bank has announced that it will bear the cost of online payment of taxes and duties to Government in a bid to document the economy, however, this will cost the Central Bank mission of rupees.
This will prove to be a game-changer in the payment system, State Bank of Pakistan Director Finance Qadir Bakhsh said at a seminar titled “Collection of Taxes through alternate Delivery Channels and over the counter” on Thursday. Furthermore, the added that there will be no deduction made from customers' accounts. The Government will get the revenue directly in its treasury account.
Currently, the transaction fee for tax payment is
  • Rs. 10 for up to Rs. 100,000
  • Rs. 20 for Rs. 100,000 to Rs. 1 Million
  • Rs. 50 for above Rs. 1 Million

These (Fee Payment by the State Bank of Pakistan) will promote digital banking and help the Government document the economy, the State Bank of Pakistan Director Finance.