The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) would be instituting within this financial year a fully automated ‘Track and Trace’ system for at least four major sectors, FBR Chairman Syed Shabbar Zaidi said on Thursday.

Taking to Twitter, he said, “FBR will be instituting within this financial year, fully automated ‘Track and Trace’ system’ for at least four major sectors of industry, in addition to tobacco, which is already in process.”

FBR will be instituting within this financial year, fully automated ‘Track and Trace’ system’ for at least four major sectors of industry, in addition to tobacco, which is already in process. The industries under consideration are aerated beverages, sugar, cement and fertiliser. — Syed Shabbar Zaidi (@ShabarZaidi) November 7, 2019

“The industries under consideration are aerated beverages, sugar, cement and fertiliser,” he wrote.

Earlier on Oct 18, Zaidi had inaugurated the Urdu website of FBR to facilitate the taxpayers.

The Urdu website offers online facilitation and services to the taxpayers about income tax, sales tax, customs.