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Punjab to Install Cameras and Push Digital Payments to Curb Tax Evasion

Punjab says the measures are intended to curb tax evasion and help meet a Rs528.5 billion revenue target.

Overview

  • The provincial cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif approved the plan at a June 23 revenue meeting to expand monitoring and enforcement.
  • Cameras will be installed at marriage halls, marquees, commercial farmhouses and major food chains to record transactions and detect underreporting.
  • Officials reviewed proposals to require digital payments at large restaurants to reduce cash sales and create clearer sales records for tax checks.
  • The chief minister ordered weekly revenue reporting and directed the Punjab Revenue Authority to boost enforcement, hire more staff and upgrade technology with dedicated intelligence, audit and legal units.
  • The moves build on a reported 38% jump in provincial collections to Rs346 billion and aim to help reach the Rs528.5 billion target while increasing transparency for businesses and consumers.