Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar has asked the FBR officials to further fine tune the proposals on expanding the tax net and overall economic vision of the government must be roped in the budgetary proposals.
He gave the direction while chairing a meeting at the finance ministry on Monday that reviewed the budget proposals. Senator Ishaq Dar underlined that they had to work with whole dedication for the uplift of country. He added that the taxpayers should be facilitated by simplifying tax procedures. The FBR chairman briefed the finance minister on the measures being considered for inclusion in the proposals with the objective to broaden the tax base and encourage documentation of economy. The FBR members in their respective area assisted the chairman. Dr Waqar Masood, Finance Secretary, Rana Assad Amin, Advisor to the finance ministry and senior officials of the finance ministry and FBR attended the meeting.
