World Bank appreciates initiatives of FBR
Najy Benhassine, the World Bank’s
Country Director for Pakistan, along with a team of senior officials including
Tobias Akhtar Haque (Lead Country Economist), Lucy Pan (Senior Economist), and
Irum Touqeer (Public Sector Specialist), visited the headquarters of Pakistan’s
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
During their visit, they met with
FBR Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial to discuss the FBR's ambitious
Transformation Plan.
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Chairman Langrial presented the
government’s vision for overhauling the FBR, providing a detailed overview of
the Prime Minister-approved plan. He emphasized the goal of enhancing revenue
growth while ensuring compliance through key reforms in tax policy, digitalization,
human resource development, anti-smuggling measures, and broad-based tax
administration improvements.
Najy Benhassine expressed full
support for these initiatives and reaffirmed the World Bank’s ongoing
commitment to aiding Pakistan in its revenue mobilization efforts.
Source: We News