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.