The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is of the same nature of significance for the government what the principal earning member carries for a family. When the bread earners of a family are fully functional, others dependent on them are well-fed and well-clothed. But if the earning members fail to supply them with bare necessities, family members will have to remain empty stomach and find it difficult to maintain good health.

The NBR is like the main bread earner for the government. The huge expenditure of the government is met from the earnings by its revenue collection agency. In case the NBR fails to achieve its target of revenue collection, it is tough for the government to make two ends meet and will have to borrow funds from non-NBR sources like banks and members of the public through such instruments as bonds and saving certificates.

However, the pertinent question is how to meet the staggering revenue and development expenditure of the government. The poor performance of the revenue agency will seriously affect the development pursuits of the government. Not only that; the government will have to borrow funds from banks and such others sources to meet the shortfall which, in turn, will have negative impact on private sector investment and price trend. Serious efforts are needed to find ways and means to achieve the revenue collection target within the set period.