Efforts on to achieve collection target: Bajwa tells Dar

Federal Minister for Finance Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting here at the Ministry of Finance to review the progress of the FBR in achieving the revenue target set by the Government. Chairman FBR Tariq Bajwa briefed the Minister that there has been 22 percent increase in the revenue collection figures for the month of October 2015 as compared to the same period last year.
He further informed that all efforts were being made to ensure that the target set for the second quarter of the financial year is achieved. The Minister expressed his satisfaction with the revenue collection during the month of October and directed the FBR officials to further improve the tax collection machinery, so that the necessary resources for the development needs of the country can be ensured.-PR