ISLAMABAD: The newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited (PRAL) is drawing a monthly salary of Rs 5.2 million besides 5 percent “Mobility Allowance” of gross salary along with benefits in accordance with PRAL Rules including health and life insurance.
According to the documents submitted by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to the Senate Standing Committee on Finance, the CEO of the PRAL is Faisal Sattar. The PRAL (Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited) is a private limited company, fully owned by the government, that functions as the dedicated IT arm of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). It was established to support revenue automation, improve citizen interface and digitalise core tax domains including Income Tax, Sales Tax and Federal Excise Duty (FED).
PRAL also plays a central role in integration of FBR’s data sets with other entities particularly Provincial Revenue Authorities to enable data sharing and analytics from improved tax administration. In FBR’s efforts to improve tax to GDP ratio, PRAL remains at the forefront of data collection, processing, development and digital service delivery, the FBR said.
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Despite its crucial role, PRAL has struggled to keep pace with evolving technological standards and modern governance requirements.
Recognising this gap and in line with the prime minister’s vision to plug revenue leakages through digital transformation, a working group under the FBR’s Taskforce on digitalisation for PRAL’s restructuring was constituted to identify gaps and detail potential improvement areas.
The group identified key challenges faced by PRAL related to governance structure, weak talent and capacity, outdated operating model and inadequate technology infrastructure, FBR said.
To address these challenges, the FBR moved a summary for approval of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, which was subsequently approved. Based upon the overall fiscal pressures, detailed FBR transformation plan was presented to Prime Minister.
Given the centrality of leadership in this restructuring process the appointment of a capable Chief Executive Officer (CEO) was considered vital.
In accordance with the corporate governance rules and company policies, the Board of Directors of PRAL initiated a competitive recruitment process through a reputed IT Human Resource Headhunter firm. A total of 48 applications were received. After initial screening by the Human Resource Committee (HRC) of the Board, eight candidates were shortlisted for the first round of interviews.
Subsequently, four candidates were selected for the final round. Faisal Sattar was selected by Human Resource Committee (HRC), and was formally approved by the Board of Directors on a negotiated, market-based compensation package.
The incumbent CEO has been appointed at a monthly salary of Rs 5.2 million plus 15 percent Mobility Allowance of gross salary along with benefits in accordance with PRAL Rules including health and life insurance, the FBR added.
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