Prime Mini-ster's Advisor on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has directed Federal Board of Revenue to make tax collection process easier and initiate measures to broadening the tax base. He was chairing a meeting to review budget proposals here on Sunday. Chairman FBR, Shabbar Zaidi gave a presentation about budget proposals for the next fiscal year 2019-2020.

He proposed various steps to expand the tax base as well as increase revenue of the country. The Adviser directed FBR to make tax collection process further easier and initiate measures to broadening the tax base. The meeting was also attended by the Adviser to PM on Commerce, Textile, Industry and Production and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood, Minister of State for Revenue, Muhammad Hammad Azhar and other senior officials of Finance Ministry and FBR.-PR

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