Finance minister reviews Balochistan Revenue Authority’s monthly performance

QUETTA: A monthly performance review meeting of the Balochistan Revenue Authority (BRA), chaired by Provincial Finance Minister Mir Shoaib Nausherwani, reviewed revenue collection, institutional reforms, enforcement of tax laws and progress on digital systems. Finance Secretary Jehangir Khan Kakar, BRA Chairman Abdullah Khan and other senior officials attended the meeting.

Digitalisation and reforms

During the meeting, the BRA chairman gave a detailed briefing on the authority’s overall performance, revenue collection and ongoing reform measures. He said the authority’s digitalisation had been completed. He described it as an important step towards modernising tax administration, improving office work and raising efficiency.

The possibility of using modern technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), is also being examined to make the tax assessment process more effective in future.

The meeting was told that the authority’s audit wing had been further strengthened to improve enforcement of tax laws and the monitoring system and to ensure transparency. The aim of the step is to improve tax compliance, ensure effective monitoring and promote transparency in tax administration.

The BRA chairman also briefed the meeting on the ongoing registration drive. Its aim is to bring as many businesses as possible into the tax net, widen the revenue base and make the tax system in the province more effective and transparent.

Finance minister’s directives

Finance Minister Mir Shoaib Nausherwani praised the authority’s performance and reform measures. He stressed the need to step up efforts for steady improvement in revenue collection, effective enforcement of tax laws and expansion of the tax net.

He underlined the importance of continued progress, through modern technology, strong monitoring and better administrative strategy, in increasing provincial revenue and improving the capacity of the tax system.