- Pakistan introduces AI-driven tracking system to reduce sales tax evasion
- New systems include e-Bilty and Customs Targeting for digitizing goods transport and monitoring trade
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was briefed on the initiative aimed at tackling tax evasion and smuggling
- National Targeting System will track goods transport using e-tags and digital devices
- e-Bilty system will integrate with the Federal Board of Revenue’s digital infrastructure
- Digital monitoring checkpoints to be installed on major highways and city entry points
- Initiative aims to reduce smuggling, tax evasion, public inconvenience, and delays
- Customs Targeting System to automate surveillance at ports and airports using AI
- System linked with domestic and international databases to detect smuggling and tax fraud
- Prime Minister emphasizes reforming the tax system and addressing decades of mismanagement
- Honest taxpayers and businesses to receive facilitation, while tax evaders face strict consequences
Source: profit.pakistantoday.com.pk
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