LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority - the province’s premier state-owned revenue collection entity - has reportedly registered a substantial revenue growth of sales tax on services in the month of April.

According to a spokesperson for the PRA, the provisional revenue figures show that the authority has collected remarkable tax revenue of over Rs14.112 billion in April 2022, highest-ever collection by the authority in the month of April registering an unprecedented growth of 45 per cent than the Rs9.720 billion collected in April 2021 last year.

“The PRA in its first 10 months of the current FY 2021-22 has so far managed to collect a tax revenue of over Rs138.7bn showing a substantial growth of 19pc over Rs117bn collected in the same time period last year suggesting the authority is well on track to surpass its target of Rs155.9bn for the year,” said the spokesperson in a press release on Sunday.

“This continued success and extraordinary growth shows that PRA’s policy of revenue collection through facilitation and education of taxpayers and collaboration with all stakeholders is continuing to pay dividends,” she added.

It is worth mentioning that the collection figures, according to the authority, are likely to increase further after the civil accounts are finalised.

RAIL: Federal Minister for Railways Khwaja Saad Rafique has directed all divisional superintendents to ensure uninterrupted supply of water in the washrooms of passenger trains during Eid days.

“No compromise should be made on the cleanliness of railway stations. And there should be satisfactory cleaning arrangements in trains also,” the minister said in a meeting.

“In addition, all possible measures should be taken for the convenience of passengers at the stations,” he added.

Published in Dawn, May 2nd, 2022