ISLAMABAD: In the light of a potential major overhaul in the tax machinery, the FBR’s consulting firm, McKinsey, has recommended that the Board integrate domestic and trade data, identify five million potential tax dodgers and bring them into the tax net. On Tuesday, McKinsey provided a detailed briefing to the FBR that lasted over two hours, during which participants posed numerous questions. An official announcement from the FBR stated that the first meeting of Task Force on Digitisation was held at the FBR headquarters, chaired by the Minister of State for Finance and Revenue, Ali Pervez Malik, and co-chaired by DG C41, Major General Syed Ali Raza.
The meeting was attended by Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial, members, and senior officers of the board, along with Task Force members, including Ghazi Akhtar from Lotte Akhtar Beverages Ltd, Asif Peer from Systems Ltd, Amir Malik, CEO PRAL, Ms. Tania Aidrus, and Gohar Marwat, Project Officer at NADRA. Waqas-ul-Hasan and Fareed Zafar participated virtually.
In his opening remarks, the state minister for finance said that the prime minister has constituted the Task Force to submit recommendations for the complete digitisation of all FBR systems. He emphasized that end-to-end digitisation is crucial for the country’s transition to more inclusive and sustainable growth. The minister explained that the Task Force’s goal is to develop policy interventions to improve FBR efficacy and enhance revenue streams.
The DG C41 reiterate.