Implementing the federal government’s austerity measures, the chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has constituted a high-level committee to introduce additional cost-cutting and resource conservation steps.
As part of the initiative, the FBR has directed that 60 percent of official vehicles in field offices and headquarters be parked immediately. In addition, a major decision has been taken to reduce fuel expenditures of offices and headquarters by 50 percent.
According to the directives, officers of grade 20 and above have been requested to voluntarily contribute two days’ salary in advance as part of the austerity effort.
The FBR has also instructed that 50 percent of the staff should immediately start working from home to minimize operational costs.
Furthermore, a complete ban has been imposed on the purchase of durable goods, while a 20 percent reduction has been announced in the non-ERE budget for the fourth quarter.
Officials have been given a deadline of March 11 to submit compliance and implementation reports to the FBR headquarters.