ISLAMABAD: Shaukat Tarin, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, on Monday asked the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to redouble its efforts for broadening the tax base.
The adviser expressed his full support and confidence to the FBR team and advised to redouble their efforts and launch the taxpayer outreach initiative at the earliest to expand the existing tax base and boost the revenue collection. Tarin chaired a meeting on broadening of the tax base by the FBR at the Finance Division.
Chairman FBR, senior officers from FBR, and Finance Division attended the meeting.
Chairman FBR and his team gave a detailed presentation on the progress on readiness for potential taxpayer outreach initiatives to boost revenue growth and resource mobilization.
Chairman FBR apprised the Adviser that pragmatic steps have been initiated for the compilation of data, with the support of NADRA, which would be available to potential and current taxpayers in a presentable and comprehensible manner through a web portal.
Key challenges to reaching out to potential and current taxpayers, public awareness, and confidence-building measures taken by FBR were also discussed in the meeting.
The adviser lauded the steps taken by FBR and stressed that efficient and robust communication with the taxpayers should be at the center of activity undertaken by FBR to harness public support for its efforts for broadening the tax base and promoting a tax compliant culture in the country.
