Pakistan is working with the Gates Foundation to overhaul the FBR
Islamabad: Pakistan struck a deal on Friday to use the resources of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to improve the poor efficiency of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), aiming to strengthen an extremely narrow tax base and low collection. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by representatives of the FBR and Karandaaz Pakistan – an entity funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development office and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Karandaaz Pakistan CEO Wakasul Hasan also met Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb before signing the agreement. Aurangzeb has vowed to fully digitize the FBR, aiming to
