FBR’s Digitization Task Force to be Co-Chaired by Senior Army Officer

The Prime Minister has constituted a 10-member Task Force on digitalization under the chair of State Minister for Finance and Revenue Ali Pervaiz Malik.

According to the letter, the Prime Minister has decided to constitute a Task Force for comprehensive and end-to-end digitalization of FBR.

Minister of State for Finance & Revenue will be chairman of the Committee while Major General Syed Ali Raza, DG C4I will Co-Chair the Task Force.

The other members of committee will be Ghazi Akhtar, Lotte Akhtar Beverages Ltd, Ziad Bashir, Member BoD Gul Ahmed, Amir Malik, ex-CEO PRAL, Fareed Zafar, LUMS, Asif Peer, Systems Ltd, Tania Aidrus, Waqas ul Hasan, Karandaz and Gohar Marwat, Project Officer, NADRAc shall be members of Task Force.

The Task Force may co-opt any person from the public/private sector, if deemed necessary, for the purposes of this task.

The Terms of Reference (ToR) of the Task Force include Formulate policy interventions required for the digitalization of FBR along with the implementation of data automation/software solutions, encompassing the following

1. Data integration (vertically with Provincial Revenue Authorities & horizontally across Ministries/Government departments);
2. Risk-based auditing with CNIC as a single primary identifier to broaden the tax base;
3. Supply chain automation (wholesaler, distributor & middleman network);
4. Track & Trace System through integrated/automated system;
5. Restructuring of PRAL as an independent IT-driven bureau for generating planning data/stats; and,
6. Trade data sharing interface with trading partners for effective valuation/appraisal.

The Task Force shall submit its recommendations/plan for consideration of the Prime Minister within one month.