PRA collected record Rs19.1bn revenue in March

LAHORE: Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has achieved a significant milestone in revenue collection during the month of March, 2024 by collecting an impressive Rs19.1 billion.

This marks a remarkable increase of 26pc in collection if compared to the revenue collected at Rs15.2 billion last year. After the conclusion of third quarter of the current financial year, the authority managed to collect notable revenue at Rs164.3 billion during the nine months of the current fiscal year thus reflecting an 18pc growth, if compared with the same period last year, collected at Rs138.7 billion.

It is important to mention that besides Sales Tax on Services, PRA is also entrusted with the collection of Punjab Workers Welfare Fund (PWWF) and Punjab Infrastructure Development Cess (PIDC). During the current financial year, PWWF records 66pc growth whereas PIDC collection reflected an impressive growth at 62pc to date. According a spokesman for PRA, the authority is persistently on its way to achieve the assigned target of Rs240 billion despite all challenges mainly arsing out of economic meltdown during the currency of year. The spokesman added that PRA which accounts for around 66pc of Punjab’s own source revenue is determined to maximise the provincial revenue through its dedicated team and cooperation of taxpayers in fulfilling their obligations through timely payment of taxes. It was also stated that during the past four financial years, the authority, through its dedicated workforce managed to surpass its targets and during the current financial year PRA is making all out efforts to maintain its tradition of surpassing the targets. The strategy of PRA to achieve the target for this year includes broadening of tax base, taxpayer facilitation and education, training of its workforce, data base analysis and decision making, extensive use of information technology without resorting to any coercive measures.