{"id":102167,"date":"2025-05-07T10:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T05:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=102167"},"modified":"2025-05-06T16:00:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T11:00:50","slug":"pm-urges-crackdown-as-fbr-performance-reviewed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pm-urges-crackdown-as-fbr-performance-reviewed.html","title":{"rendered":"FBR performance under scrutiny as PM demands strict action on tax evasion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to intensify efforts against tax evasion, under-invoicing, and financial irregularities, particularly in sectors notorious for illicit trade such as tobacco and sugar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chairing a high-level meeting to review the FBR\u2019s performance, the prime minister stressed the need for urgent reforms to remove systemic inefficiencies in tax collection and overhaul outdated practices hindering revenue mobilisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fbr-eyes-pension-tax-income-relief-in-budget.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FBR mulls tax on high pensions, higher income tax relief in Budget 2025-26<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a press release from the Prime Minister\u2019s Office, the meeting focused on strengthening the tax structure, simplifying procedures, and expanding the revenue base. The prime minister expressed full support for proposed amendments to the Income Tax Ordinance and the Federal Excise Act, aimed at improving tax recovery without placing undue burden on honest taxpayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese reforms are designed to protect compliant taxpayers from unnecessary harassment while ensuring that those evading taxes face the full force of the law,\u201d the premier said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the briefing, FBR officials outlined ongoing enforcement initiatives and highlighted the deployment of digital tools \u2014 including the Track and Trace system \u2014 to improve oversight in high-risk sectors such as tobacco, cement, poultry, sugar, and beverages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fbr-gets-sweeping-recovery-powers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FBR gets sweeping recovery powers before Budget 2025-266<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials noted that video monitoring had led to the detection of major irregularities, especially in the tobacco and sugar sectors. The FBR is also working on establishing a dedicated monitoring framework for the poultry industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prime minister called for strict action against sellers of untaxed or smuggled cigarettes and ordered stronger measures against hoarding and manipulation in the sugar sector. He reaffirmed the government\u2019s commitment to making the tax system more transparent, efficient, and equitable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to intensify efforts against tax evasion, under-invoicing, and financial irregularities, particularly in sectors notorious for illicit trade such as tobacco and sugar. Chairing a high-level meeting to review the FBR\u2019s performance, the prime minister stressed the need for urgent reforms to remove systemic inefficiencies in tax collection and overhaul outdated practices hindering revenue mobilisation. Read: FBR mulls tax on high pensions, higher income tax relief in Budget 2025-26 According to a press release from the Prime Minister\u2019s Office, the meeting focused on strengthening the tax structure, simplifying procedures, and expanding the revenue base. The prime minister expressed full support for proposed amendments to the Income Tax Ordinance and the Federal Excise Act, aimed at improving tax recovery without placing undue burden on honest taxpayers. \u201cThese reforms are designed to protect compliant taxpayers from unnecessary harassment while ensuring that those evading taxes face the full force of the law,\u201d the premier said. During the briefing, FBR officials outlined ongoing enforcement initiatives and highlighted the deployment of digital tools \u2014 including the Track and Trace system \u2014 to improve oversight in high-risk sectors such as tobacco, cement, poultry,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":88795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15015],"tags":[64509,64505,62483,64506,37769,34475,64510,5890,61118,64504,62923,1109,64508,64507,45543],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-102167","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-legal-taxation","8":"tag-digital-tax-enforcement","9":"tag-fbr-performance","10":"tag-federal-excise-act","11":"tag-illegal-cigarettes","12":"tag-income-tax-ordinance","13":"tag-pakistan-economy","14":"tag-poultry-sector-compliance","15":"tag-revenue-collection","16":"tag-shehbaz-sharif","17":"tag-sugar-sector-monitoring","18":"tag-tax-evasion-crackdown","19":"tag-tax-reforms","20":"tag-tax-system-overhaul","21":"tag-tobacco-sector","22":"tag-track-and-trace-system","23":"cat-15015-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PM urges crackdown as FBR performance reviewed-Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"These reforms are designed to protect compliant taxpayers from unnecessary harassment while ensuring that those evading taxes face...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pm-urges-crackdown-as-fbr-performance-reviewed.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PM urges crackdown as FBR performance reviewed-Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"These reforms are designed to protect compliant taxpayers from unnecessary harassment while ensuring that those evading taxes face...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pm-urges-crackdown-as-fbr-performance-reviewed.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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