Performance of FBR, customs reviewed
Top officials of the Federal Board of Revenue and Customs Department head for a meeting. photo: express
The Secretary Revenue Division and FBR Chairman, Asim Ahmad on Saturday visited the Large Taxpayers Office (LTO) and Customs House Karachi on Saturday.
In the meeting at LTO the FBR chairman reviewed the performance of all chief commissioners and also discussed the targets assigned for the month of December, 2022.
Detailed presentations, outlining the projection and strategy for achieving the budgetary target for the current month, were given by inland revenue chief commissioners.
The CCIRs also presented workable strategies for achieving the target set for December, 2022 as well as for the 2nd quarter of the Financial Year 2022-23. The FBR chairman directed all CCIRs to effectively safeguard the revenue and meet the budgetary targets fixed both for the current month and 2nd quarter ending December 31, 2022.
The Chairman FBR reiterated that facilitation of taxpayers will ensure successful implementation of the policies of FBR.
He added that pending issues of the taxpayers must be resolved on priority basis. Later, the FBR chairman chaired a meeting of Chief Collectors and Director Generals of Customs at Customs House Karachi.
The Chairman stressed upon the Customs field formations to devise a comprehensive strategy to achieve the overall revenue targets set for the month of December so that the first half of current financial year ends on a high note. The anti-smuggling policy also came under discussion and the august forum was apprised that zero tolerance policy has been adopted to curb the menace of smuggling.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 11th, 2022.