ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Tuesday directed the authorities to formulate and present a comprehensive strategy, based on input from all the stakeholders, with a view to improve the performance of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).

He was chairing a meeting on improving the performance of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in Islamabad.

The prime minister said the utilisation of the modern technology was inevitable to improve the taxation system. He said that the revenue collection was just like a backbone for the national economy.

Prime Minister Anwaar Kakar said various effective measures had been taken recently to curb smuggling, though it required more hard work to achieve the desired results.

The meeting was briefed on the measures to widen the tax net and digitisation of the taxation system.

The participants also deliberated over different proposals aimed at restructuring the FBR.