PRA to intensify action against tax fraud, defaulters

The Punjab Revenue Authority plans to step up crackdowns on tax evasion and non-payers, according to Business Recorder, by tightening supervision and widening digital monitoring. This was agreed at a performance review led by PRA Chairman Moazzam Iqbal Sipra, which examined collections by sector, revenue targets, recovery work and the body's overall results.

Sipra asked for an update on e-invoicing, electronic monitoring and the wider digital tax system, arguing that technology was central to meeting targets and lifting collections. He said that under the Chief Minister Punjab's guidance, the authority's goals included meeting revenue targets while keeping taxpayers' confidence, and named digitalisation, enforcement and a wider tax base as pillars of sustainable growth.

Officers were instructed to resolve public complaints quickly and not to limit themselves to routine file handling, and a stronger system to track pending grievances and collect complainant feedback was ordered. Sipra also directed a full rollout of online services so taxpayers could complete tasks without unnecessary trips to PRA offices.