Sources told Business Recorder that during the videoconferencing of the chairman FBR with the customs officials in the field formations, chief collectors and collectors of Customs highly appreciated the government''s decision to appoint chairman FBR within the tax machinery. The chief collectors and collectors of Customs collectively termed the decision as a motivation for the entire customs workforce to work with full zeal and zest.
The chief collectors and collectors of Customs also showed their commitment to work under the leadership of Dr Muhammad Irshad. They also assured the tax authorities that they would cross the assigned revenue collection targets for the Model Customs Collectorates (MCCs) set for 2016-17. Dr Muhammad Irshad was confident that the entire customs workface would try its level best in maintaining momentum of achieving targets and also help in generating revenue between Rs 200 billion to Rs 300 billion during 2016-17.
Dr Muhammad Irshad further directed the chief collectors and collectors of Customs to give priority to honesty, integrity and facilitation while doing their day to day jobs in the field formations. He assured that the issues of the customs department including resources, funds and promotions would be dully resolved.
The chairman FBR also assured the customs machinery that the issue of funds would be resolved on top priority basis. Some collectors pointed out shortage of anti-smuggling staff in the field formations. The chairman FBR endorsed the proposal of the collector of customs Peshawar to create a separate Preventive Collectorate in Peshawar. Tax authorities also assured the customs department that the FBR will resolve all issues highlighted by the customs officials during the videoconferencing, sources added.
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