ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has slapped a fixed rate of Rs5,000 as Federal Excise Duty (FED) on air tickets from passengers holding labour visas on their passports duly verified by Protector of Emigrants working in Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC).
On other air tickets, the rate of FED has been increased manifold, but for the labour class, the FBR notified a fixed rate of Rs5,000 FED per ticket only for the GCC countries. According to a statutory regulatory order (S.R.O. 1191(T)/2024, in the exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (b) of Sub-Section (3) of Section 3 of the Federal Excise Act, 2005, the FBR announced that the FED would be levied and collected on a fixed basis equal to Rs5,000 per ticket instead of the amount given in sub-clause (i) of clause (b) of serial number 3 of Table-II of the First Schedule to the said Act from the passengers holding labour visa printed on their passports, duly verified by the Protector of Emigrants (Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment), embarking on an international journey from Pakistan to GCC states.