Rightsizing Meet Targets FBR, Ministry Reforms

Islamabad, July 08, 2025, 04:05 PM PKT — Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday chaired a pivotal Cabinet Committee on Rightsizing meeting, dissecting strategic reforms across key ministries to boost institutional efficiency, streamline government structures, and advance the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) transformation agenda, per a finance ministry press release. Attendees included Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari and senior officials from relevant divisions.

The Power Division delivered a detailed presentation on the Power Planning and Monitoring Company (PPMC), highlighting its institutional role, strategic functions, key achievements, and future plans, focusing on evidence-based forecasting, system efficiency, and sectoral coordination to bolster PPMC’s technical backbone. The Law Division presented its work scope, performance benchmarks, ongoing rightsizing efforts, and implications for public policy and service delivery, targeting functional overlap reduction and leaner administration.

The Sub-Committee on Rightsizing, led by Ambassador-at-Large Salman Ahmad, submitted recommendations for the Revenue Division, proposing organizational reforms to enhance structural efficiency, optimize human resources, and align with national goals, emphasizing results-oriented governance, performance management, and accountability mechanisms. Aurangzeb underscored FBR’s fiscal centrality, committing to the Prime Minister-approved FBR transformation plan to elevate the tax-to-GDP ratio and mold FBR into a modern, accountable revenue authority for fiscal sustainability, stressing performance-driven HR practices to maximize tax collection, compliance, and service delivery.

Web context reveals ongoing efficiency debates (e.g., 15% staff reduction proposals), while posts found on X show mixed reactions—some support reform, others doubt execution. Critically, the narrative of “structural overhaul” may mask implementation risks—web data points to past reform delays, and X sentiment suggests distrust in tangible outcomes, hinting at potential setbacks.