{"id":106499,"date":"2026-09-14T12:30:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T07:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=106499"},"modified":"2026-09-14T12:31:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T07:31:47","slug":"fbr-gets-green-nod-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fbr-gets-green-nod-loan.html","title":{"rendered":"GoP Backs USD 200m Loan for FBR Tax Reform Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Islamabad: The Government of Pakistan has approved a proposed USD 200 million foreign-funded project to modernise and digitise the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), taking total foreign financing for Pakistan\u2019s tax reforms to nearly USD 4.9 billion. The news has been sourced from an article published on September 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fbr-locks-in-pkr-1-72-tax-collection.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FBR Collects PKR 1.72 Trillion in First 2 Months of FY27<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the details, the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has recommended the Transforming and Digitalising Revenue Administration (TADRA) project, valued at PKR 57.1 billion, for consideration by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project is proposed to be financed through an Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan and will be implemented over 5 years. Of the total project cost, USD 81 million (PKR 22.5 billion) has been allocated for consultancy services, while another USD 10 million has been earmarked for project management. The loan is expected to be repaid over 25 years, with an interest rate ranging between 1.5% and 2% per annum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The TADRA project aims to strengthen domestic resource mobilisation by accelerating the digital transformation of Pakistan\u2019s revenue administration system. It will support the implementation of the FBR Transformation Plan 2024-28, with a focus on operational efficiency, taxpayer compliance and expansion of the tax base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FBR has set a target of increasing active registered taxpayers from 7 million to 12 million and raising the tax-to-GDP ratio from the current 10.3% to 13.5% by 2029.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pd-minister-reviews-progress-projects.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">P&amp;D Minister Ahsan Iqbal Reviews Progress on Key Development Projects<\/a><br><br>The targets have been proposed as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen revenue mobilisation, following challenges in meeting tax collection targets over the past two fiscal years. The project forms part of the FBR\u2019s PKR 350 billion Transformation Plan 2024-28, which includes upgrades to its digital infrastructure. Official documents state that FBR server capacity is being increased from 850 terabytes to 3 petabytes. Loan negotiations for TADRA are expected to begin shortly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Government of Pakistan has approved a proposed USD 200 million foreign-funded project to modernise and digitise the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), taking total foreign financing for Pakistan\u2019s tax reforms to nearly USD 4.9 billion. The news has been sourced from an article published on September 12. Read: FBR Collects PKR 1.72 Trillion in First 2 Months of FY27 According to the details, the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has recommended the Transforming and Digitalising Revenue Administration (TADRA) project, valued at PKR 57.1 billion, for consideration by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC). The project is proposed to be financed through an Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan and will be implemented over 5 years. Of the total project cost, USD 81 million (PKR 22.5 billion) has been allocated for consultancy services, while another USD 10 million has been earmarked for project management. The loan is expected to be repaid over 25 years, with an interest rate ranging between 1.5% and 2% per annum. The TADRA project aims to strengthen domestic resource mobilisation by accelerating the digital transformation of Pakistan\u2019s revenue administration system. It will support the implementation of the FBR Transformation Plan 2024-28, with a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":106415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[3362,54453,19230,58025,8328,58585],"persona":[],"class_list":["post-106499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-notices-announcements","tag-fbr","tag-fbr-news-and-updates","tag-federal-board-of-revenue-fbr","tag-gop-news-and-updates","tag-government-of-pakistan","tag-zameen-news-and-updates","cat-15017-id"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FBR Gets a Green Nod for Loan - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pakistan grants a USD 200 million project to modernise and digitise the FBR, raising total foreign financing for tax reforms.\" \/>\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\/fbr-gets-green-nod-loan.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FBR Gets a Green Nod for Loan - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pakistan grants a USD 200 million project to modernise and digitise the FBR, raising total foreign financing for tax reforms.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fbr-gets-green-nod-loan.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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