KARACHI: The officials concerned of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) have directed the heads of all field formations, including MCC-Appraisement-West, MCC-Appraisement-East and MCC-Port Muhammad Bin Qasim, to utilise all their resources in the last and final phase of revenue collection campaign during the current fiscal year 2014-15, which is going to be ended by June-30.
The reliable sources informed Customs Today that the authorities concerned of FBR have issued clear directives and alerts regarding achievement of revenue targets in all heads by the end of the current fiscal year 2014-15.
The sources further informed this scribe that the Collector-MCC Appraisement-West, Collector MCC-Appraisement-East and Collector-MCC Port Muhammad Bin Qasim Surriya Ahmed Butt at their respective Collectorate’s level have evolved an effective strategy in order to ensure achievement of revenue targets in all heads by holding auctions, expedite revenue recovery by unscrupulous elements and execution of legal cases which are pending in different courts of law in which billions of rupees government revenue involved.
The sources further informed that Collectorates’ heads would also evaluate the performance of officials including Principal Appraisers and Appraisers during the revenue recovery campaign and would take disciplinary actions against those who are involved in any unlawful practice after the fiscal year end.
It is pertinent to mention here that the MCC-Appraisement-East and MCC-Appraisement West are almost up to the task regarding achievement of revenue targets throughout the FY 2014-15, but MCC-Port Muhammad Bin Qasim is far in the race of collecting and achieving desirable revenue in all heads as per the target set by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
