Dar expresses satisfaction & extends full support to FBR in performing revenue-collection duties

ISLAMABAD, April 25 (SABAH): Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar has expressed satisfaction and extended his full support to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in performing the revenue-collection duties.

Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting on the revenue performance of FBR on Tuesday. Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Finance Tariq Bajwa, SAPM on Revenue Tariq Mehmood Pasha, FBR Chairman Asim Ahmad, senior officers from the Finance Division and FBR attended the meeting.

The FBR Chairman gave a detailed presentation on revenue targets and performance of FBR for the period July-2022 to March-2023, expressing strong resolve to make all-out efforts in meeting the remaining revenue collection targets during the last quarter of the financial year 2022-23.

The finance minister expressed satisfaction and extended his full support to the FBR in performing the revenue-collection duties. Ishaq Dar also stressed the need for stepping up the efforts to achieve the ‘true tax potential’ existed in the country.

Meanwhile, Dar has commended Chinese support for Pakistan and underscored the need for further deepening bilateral relations in economic, trade and financial sectors. He was talking to chargé d’affaires of China Pang Chunxue, who called on him in Islamabad on Tuesday.

The two sides discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and avenues to enhance exiting cooperation in multiple fields. Muhammad Ishaq Dar thanked Pang Chunxue for support and cooperation of Chinese leadership to Pakistan.