{
  "id": 9452542,
  "title": "PRA registers 35,000 new businesses in tax drive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/pra-registers-35-000-new-businesses-in-tax-drive",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-24T00:47:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40440891/pra-registers-35000-new-businesses-in-tax-drive"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "LAHORE: Over the past year, the Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has successfully registered 35,000 new businesses in the province as part of a campaign to broaden the tax base. During a review meeting on this initiative, PRA Chairman Moazzam Iqbal Sipra emphasized the importance of transparency and compliance alongside the registration process. He instructed officials to maintain transparency in tax returns and ensure adherence to tax regulations. The PRA plans to enhance its digital monitoring capabilities, with businesses generating up to Rs500,000 in monthly sales to be integrated into the Electronic Invoice Monitoring System (e-IMS). This move aims to improve transparency in transactions and tax payments.\n\nSipra stressed that the registration of these businesses was not merely about increasing the number of taxpayers, but also about promoting tax transparency and fostering digital economic growth. He directed commissioners to conduct awareness sessions on tax laws and compliance for businesses. The chief minister has directed the PRA to establish an easy, transparent, and modern digital tax system for all taxpayers.",
  "summary": "LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has registered 35,000 new businesses across Punjab during the past year as part of efforts to expand the provincial tax net. PRA Chairman Moazzam Iqbal Sipra, while chairing a review meeting on business registration and tax-net expansion targets, directed officials to ensure transparency in tax returns and compliance alongside registration. He said the…",
  "key_points": [
    "Punjab Revenue Authority registered 35,000 new businesses in tax drive.",
    "PRA Chairman Moazzam Iqbal Sipra emphasized transparency and compliance.",
    "Digital monitoring system to integrate businesses with Rs500k monthly sales."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The Punjab Revenue Authority's registration of 35,000 new businesses signals a push for tax transparency and digital economic growth, shifting the focus from mere taxpayer numbers to compliance and transparency.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}