PRA collects Rs54.8bn

Business Recorder reported that the Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) collected a record Rs54.8 billion in the opening two months of the financial year. That figure is the strongest for this stretch in 13 years and stands Rs11.5 billion ahead of the Rs43.3 billion gathered over the same months last year.

Officials credited the jump to the creation of Special Units and a Large Taxpayer Commissionerate, both set up on the instructions of the Punjab Chief Minister. A PRA spokesperson also cautioned that diverting taxes paid by citizens is a criminal offence, and said those involved in fraud would face firm measures.

At a session on monthly revenue targets, PRA Chairman Moazam Iqbal Sipra said compliance, enforcement and digital administration would keep improving. He noted that digital monitoring and direct payment channels had made the system more transparent and lifted collections, and he instructed enforcement teams to speed up field work and resolve public complaints promptly.