Training on revenue forecasting held

PESHAWAR:

To improve the capacity of its staff in revenue forecasting, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA) arranged a week-long training session for its collectorate officers in Islamabad.

USAID-funded Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Mobilization Activity technically assisted the KPRA in conducting the week-long training session in which 12 officers of KPRA Collectorate participated.

The aim of the workshop was to build the capacity of KPRA staff in revenue forecasting for different sectors using data analysis for making informed decisions including target setting and changing tax rates.

“Sale Tax Collection is a complex task. We need to build the capacity of our provincial revenue authorities to improve their projections, “ said Prof Dr Zahid Asghar from the School of Economics Quaid-e-Azam University who was the main trainer in the workshop.