Orders third-party audit of all FBR projects; Encourages officials to engage with taxpayers for feedback, recommendation
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said that the digitisation of the Federal Board of Revenue and its transformation plan was the “need of the hour to bring about economic reforms in the country”.
According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, while chairing a meeting to review the matters related to the FBR, the premier was told that the tax regulator had devised a home-grown “transformative plan” to improve its services.
The plan included utilising technology effectively, rewarding efficient officers to improve tax receipts, and improving enforcement of taxation laws. The plan, the statement said, had been formulated on the prime minister’s orders in consultation with economic and technological experts after analysing tax receipts over the last 25 years.
Formulated by FBR officers and experts within the last 40 days, the programme is said to “ensure tax collection without impeding economic development” and facilitate “the honest taxpayers”.
He also directed third-party audits of FBR’s projects and expedited efforts to curb smuggling.
