Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that improving the performance of Federal Board of Revenue through use of technology is the government's top priority.

He was chairing a review meeting in Lahore today on measures to improve revenue collection.

During the meeting, the Prime Minister was briefed on the installation and monitoring of video analytics in the sugar industry.

The Prime Minister emphasized that the use of video analytics in the sugar industry would significantly improve revenue collection, eliminate hoarding, and help stabilize prices. He directed strict implementation of the strategy devised for revenue collection.

Shehbaz Sharif emphasized the government's strong commitment for ensuring the availability of sugar to the public at affordable rates. He said that the initiatives taken for the digitization of the FBR will save the national treasury amounting to billions of rupees.

The Prime Minister asked for early completion of the FBR value chain's full digitization. He said that tax evaders be brought into the tax net and warned of strict action against non-compliance.

Shehbaz Sharif also directed the early completion of video analytics in the cement and tobacco industries.