The government on Sunday directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to prepare a comprehensive plan for increasing direct taxes in the next finance bill.
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The directive was conveyed to the FBR by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar during a meeting held in the finance ministry. The meeting was attended by FBR chairman Nisar Mohammad Khan and other senior officials of the board and the finance ministry.
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According to a spokesperson for the ministry, the minister gave several directives to the FBR team. “The finance minister directed the FBR chairman to prepare a comprehensive plan that may be implemented through the next finance bill,” he said.