KARACHI – If you are planning a wedding, you need to expect higher costs as Pakistani authorities slapped ten percent withholding tax on Marriage Halls.
The incumbent government is taking measures to bolster tax collection, and the country’s apex tax collection authority Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) introduced 10 percent withholding tax on marriage halls, which will now be the responsibility of event organizers.
Withholding Tax on Marriage Halls
Those who will attend WHT will be charged separately from hall rental fees, and marriage hall owners will not be liable for it, President of the Marriage Hall Association.
The new tax directive comes as part of FBR’s efforts to streamline revenue collection in the wedding and event sector. The new measures are being taken as FBR is grappling with significant revenue shortfall, with the collection for November 2024 standing at Rs855 billion—falling short of the target of Rs1,003 billion by Rs149 billion.
FBR’s move to impose withholding tax on marriage halls is seen as a step toward addressing the ongoing fiscal challenges while ensuring that the event sector contributes its fair share to the national revenue.
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