Islamabad: FBR ne wazir-e-azam ko agah kiya hai ke agar Attorney General ka daftar taawun na kare to chalay huay fiscal year ki First Half ka revised tax target bhi 560 arab rupay se miss ho sakta hai. Wizarat-e-Khazana ne revenue shortfall ke sarkari kharchon par shadeed asraat se bhi warn kiya hai.

Yeh high-level meeting us waqt hui jab IMF ke Resident Representative, Maher Benichi, ne Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif se mulaqat karke Executive Board ka paigham pohanchaya. Mulaqat par koi official bayan jari nahi hua.

FBR Ka Revenue Crisis

FBR officials ke mutabiq:

• Courts mein pending cases se is mah 200 arab rupay ki recovery ka imkaan hai.
  
• Agar recovery ho gayi to shortfall 362 arab rupay tak reh sakta hai.
  
• Agar cases FBR ke haq mein na aaye to shortfall revised target se barh kar 562 arab rupay tak pohanch jayega.
  

FBR July–December ka asal tax target 6.7 trillion tha jise kam karke 6.49 trillion kiya gaya, magar is revised target ke bawajood bhi kam az kam 560 arab ka gap rehne ka imkaan hai. Pichlay paanch mah mein FBR pehle hi 413 arab rupay ka shortfall face kar chuka hai.

Economic Policies Par Behas

Meeting mein hissa lene walon ka kehna tha:

• Agar policy rate kam kiya gaya to economic growth ko sahara mil sakta hai, lekin forex reserves par pressure barhega.
  
• Kuch participants ne export sector ko support dene ke liye rupee devaluation ki himayat ki.
  
• Lagbhag fixed exchange rate ne exporters ka competitive faida khatam kar diya hai. IMF bhi Pakistan se completely flexible exchange rate ka mutaliba kar raha hai.
  

IMF Ki Condition Aur Mini-Budget Ka Khatra

IMF ne is hafte 1.2 billion dollar ki qist approve ki hai, lekin shart yeh rakhi hai ke Pakistan revenue loss ko cover karne ke liye mini-budget layega.

Wazarat-e-Khazana ne wazir-e-azam ko warn kiya ke agar revenue ghata to IMF primary surplus target mein relief nahi dega, is liye sarkari kharchay bhi katne honge.

FBR Ki Performance Par Tanqeed

Meeting mein kuch officials ne shikayat ki ke FBR apna kaam State Bank, Power Division, Petroleum Division, aur Attorney General par daal raha hai.

FBR chairman ne officers ko 1000 gaariyan aur 4 guna tak salary increment diya tha iss umeed par ke tax collection behter hogi.

PM ne FBR ko OMCs ke refunds release karne ki hidayat di, lekin Ministry of Finance ne funds deny kar diye.

PM Ke Hidayaat

PM Office ke mutabiq:

• FBR ko 11% tax-to-GDP ratio hasil karne ki kooshish tez karne ko kaha gaya.
  
• Customs department ki technology-based clearance ko saraha gaya aur processing time aur kam karne ki hidayat di gayi.
  
• Provinces ko tax evasion aur illegal factories ke khilaf FBR ki madad jari rakhne ko kaha gaya.
  
• Haali dino mein bari miqdar mein illegal cigarettes bhi qabzay mein li gayi hain.