imageISLAMABAD: Chairman, Federal Board of Revenues (FBR), Tariq Bajwa Thursday said there had been 22 percent increase in the revenue collection figure for October 2015 as compared to the same period last year.

In a meeting chaired by Federal Minister for Finance Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar held at the Ministry of Finance to review the progress of the FBR in achieving the revenue target set by the government, he further informed that all efforts were being made to ensure that the target set for the second quarter of the financial year is achieved.

The Minister expressed satisfaction with the revenue collection during the month of October.

He directed the FBR officials to further improve the tax collection machinery so the necessary resources for development of the country can be ensured.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2015

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