Islamabad, 5 August 2024 (TDI): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a 10-member Task Force on digitalization of Federal Board of Revenue under the chair of State Minister for Finance and Revenue Ali Pervaiz Malik.
A letter issued from the PM office to the Federal Board of Revenue noted that the Prime Minister has been pleased to form a Task Force for comprehensive and end-to-end digitalization of FBR.
Minister of State for Finance & Revenue will be the head of the Task force, while Major General Syed Ali Raza, DG C4I, will co-chair it.
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The other members of the committee will be Ghazi Akhtar, Lotte Akhtar Beverages Ltd; Ziad Bashir, Member BoD Gul Ahmed; Fareed Zafar, LUMS; Amir Malik, ex-CEO PRAL; Asif Peer, Systems Ltd; Tania Aidrus; Gohar Marwat, Waqas ul Hasan, Karandaz; and, Project Officer, NADRAc.
The Task Force may co-opt any person from the public or private sector, if deemed necessary, for this task.
The Terms of Reference (ToR) of the Force include the formulation of policy interventions needed for the digitalization of FBR along with the implementation of data automation/software solutions, encompassing: Data integration (vertically with Provincial Revenue Authorities and horizontally across ministries and government departments); Risk-based auditing with CNIC as a single primary identifier to broaden tax base; Supply chain automation (wholesaler, distributor, and middleman network); Track & and System through integrated/automated system; Restructuring of PRAL as an independent IT driven bureau for generating planning data and Trade data sharing interface with trading partners for effective valuation/appraisal.
The Force shall submit its recommendations and plan for consideration by the PM within one month.
The FBR will notify the said Task Force and provide secretarial support, it added.
