Asim Ahmad is the fifth FBR chairman appointed during the two-and-a-half-year tenure of the PTI-led government. Photo courtesy: FBR website
ISLAMABAD: The government has appointed a senior officer of Inland Revenue Service Asim Ahmad as new chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) with a clear direction to broaden the narrow tax base and facilitation of taxpayers through automation.
The notification was issued on Friday after the cabinet approved his appointment as the chairman. Through another notification, the federal government also gave additional charge of the revenue division secretary to him.
Mr Ahmad is the fifth FBR chairman appointed during the two-and-a-half-year tenure of the PTI-led government. The post fell vacant on April 9 when Javed Ghani, a grade-22 officer of the customs group, reached superannuation.
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The government is considering floating an international tender for import of 50,000 tonnes of the sweetener to maintain its price within the official retail rate. Reuters/File
ISLAMABAD: With falling sugar prices in the world market, the government is considering floating an international tender for import of 50,000 tonnes of the sweetener to maintain its price within the official retail rate.
A meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) presided over by Minister for Finance, Revenue and Industries Hammad Azhar on Monday discussed the proposal.
Last week, the federal cabinet reversed a decision of the Economic Coordination Committee to allow the import of 0.5 million tonnes of white sugar from India via land route. The import of sugar through the land route is cheaper than via sea.