PM Imran Khan to chair meeting on FBR performance today

• PM Imran Khan to review FBR performance
• Under PTI govt, FBR chair has seen five changes
• Moot to discuss tax reforms

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has summoned a meeting to review the performance of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).

The meeting will be held today at the PM Office and will be attended by the FBR officials, federal ministers and special assistants to the premier.

During the meeting, the board will brief the prime minister on tax collection for the current fiscal year as well as measures taken to expand the tax net.

The moot will also deliberate tax reforms.

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In the two and a half years since PM Imran Khan assumed office, the FBR has seen five chairpersons.

The shortest tenure was of Rukhsana Yasmin, who chaired the board for two months – July to August 2018. She was replaced by Jehanzeb Khan who helmed the post for nine months before PM Imran appointed Shabbar Zaidi.

After a tumultuous 11 months in which Zaidi attempted to bring tax reforms, the economist took an indefinite leave in January. Nausheen Javaid Amjad was first appointed as acting chairman and then chairman.

Three months later, she was replaced by Javed Ghani – who has held the position since July. 

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