Overview
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed the launch of a pilot automated income tax collection system in Islamabad to test whether digital tools can make revenue collection more efficient.
- The planned platform will use property records, vehicle registrations and bank data to spot under‑reported income and assets and support automated assessments.
- The reform package includes a proposed split of FBR duties into three new wings — a National Faceless Audit Wing, a National Assessment Wing and a Field Operations Wing — to separate audit, assessment and enforcement functions.
- The government also approved tariff changes and stepped‑up enforcement measures, with officials saying actions against illegal cigarette trade could yield about Rs40 billion in additional revenue.
- The pilot builds on the National Tariff Policy 2025‑30 and, if successful, could be rolled out nationwide with further technical, legal and data‑privacy steps to follow that will affect taxpayers, businesses and provincial enforcement work.