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Investment in registered prize bonds surge 140%

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KARACHI: The investment in registered prize bonds has surged over 140 per cent by December 31, 2021; following the drive of documentation initiated by the government. According to the official data released by the Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS), the investment in registered or premium prize bonds sharply increased to Rs54.92 billion by the … Read more

Bank deposits fall over Rs1tr in January

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KARACHI: The deposits of the banking system have dropped over Rs1 trillion in January 2022 after declining from a record high of around Rs21 trillion in December 2021, according to the data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). The total deposits of the banking system fell to Rs19.95 trillion by the end of … Read more

Premium prize bonds profit rates increased to 1.86%

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KARACHI: The rate of profit on premium prize bonds having denominations of Rs25,000 and Rs40,000 has increased to 1.86 per cent from the existing 1.79 per cent, according to the Finance Division on Wednesday. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has also issued a circular to inform the change of rate to all the presidents … Read more

Winners of Rs 200 prize bond to be announced on September 16

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The first prize of Rs. 750,000 will be drawn on Thursday, September 16 under the auspices of the Central Directorate of National Savings, Government of Pakistan.

First prize Rs 7 lacs 50 thousand second prize Rs 2 lacs and 50 thousand for 3 winners, third prize Rs 1,250 for 2397 winners of the lucky draw.

The government announced that income tax collection from the winners of the prize bonds grew 8 percent to reach Rs4 billion during the fiscal year 2020/21.

The sources at the Regional Tax Office (RTO) Karachi, a revenue collecting arm of the Federal Board of Revenue, said the income tax collection from the prize bonds increased to Rs4 billion in the fiscal year 2020/21, compared with Rs3.7 billion in the preceding fiscal year.

The FBR collects income tax on prizes and wins money under Section 156 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001.

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