LAHORE: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has instructed authorities to bring tax defaulters into the tax net and take firm action against non-compliance. He made these remarks while chairing a crucial review meeting on strategies to enhance revenue collection on Saturday.
During the meeting, officials briefed the Prime Minister on the installation and monitoring of video analytics in the sugar industry. Emphasizing the importance of technology, the Prime Minister stated, “Improving the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) performance through technology is a top priority for the government.”
He stressed that the use of video analytics in the sugar industry would greatly enhance revenue collection, curb hoarding, and help stabilize prices. “Our primary goal is to ensure the availability of sugar at affordable prices for the public,” he remarked, directing regular monitoring of sugar stocks to ensure an uninterrupted supply chain.
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The Prime Minister also ordered strict and impartial action against tax evasion and under-reporting by sugar mills. He emphasized that ongoing efforts to digitize the FBR would yield billions of rupees in benefits for the national treasury.
Additionally, the Prime Minister called for the swift completion of FBR’s value chain digitization and urged the rapid implementation of video analytics in the cement and tobacco industries.
