Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has directed to bring maximum productive sectors under the ambit of automated monitoring to increase tax revenues and to make enforcement more effective to curb tax evasion.
According to a statement issued by the Media Wing of the Prime Minister’s Office, a weekly review meeting on FBR affairs was held under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister directed to bring maximum productive sectors under the ambit of automated monitoring to increase tax revenues and to make enforcement more effective to increase FBR revenues and curb tax evasion.
The Prime Minister appreciated the economic team for recruiting experts on the basis of merit in the executive team of PRAL and making PRAL a functional institution.
The Prime Minister directed the Drug Regulatory Authority to complete the serialization of medicines manufactured in the country as soon as possible. He directed to make Auto Tax System, Digital Invoicing System, IRIS and other applications for taxpayers in Urdu and other local languages.
The Prime Minister was informed that several systems based on modern technology are in place to monitor production in various sectors of the country to increase tax revenues and many will become operational soon. Video analytics, unit counting, barcode scanning, stamping, serialization and other means are being used to monitor production.
According to the briefing, production is being monitored in all sugar, cement, cigarette and fertilizer factories and this measure has increased tax revenues. Steps are underway to monitor production in textile, leather, paper, automobile, beverages and other sectors, which will generate billions of rupees in additional tax revenue.
The briefing stated that amendments have been made to the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committees law to ensure transparency and restore taxpayer confidence. It is expected that Rs80 billion in tax revenue will be collected through the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committees by June 30, 2026. As a result of the decisions of tax cases from July 2025 to January 2026, the national treasury has collected Rs102.9 billion in tax. It is expected that Rs369 billion in tax revenue will be collected from pending tax cases by June 2026.
The briefing informed that the new executive team of Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited has been activated, PRAL’s digital invoicing system has been fully operational, Rs800 billion worth of digital invoicing has been done in the months of January and February, while the target of Rs3 trillion worth of digital invoicing will also be achieved in April 2026.
The Prime Minister was informed that the new data center of the FBR, compatible with contemporary requirements, has been fully prepared, and a digital cargo tracking system, especially the e-Balti system, has been introduced to prevent smuggling and track cargo in the country.