PESHAWAR: The Customs Dry Port Peshawar collected Rs276.27million more all duty taxes during May than collection of the same period of Financial Year 2015-16. The dry port generated Rs777.09million all duty taxes during May of Financial Year 2016-17 whereas it did Rs500.82million during corresponding Financial Year 2015-16.
According to Peshawar Dry Port, it received Rs238.48million Customs Duty (CD) during May 16-17 while it did Rs316.43million Sales Tax (ST) and earned Rs122.18million Additional Income Tax (AIT) during May 16-17.
The Customs Dry Port Peshawar got Rs500.82million All Duty Taxes during May of Financial Year 2015-16. During the month of April 2015-16, the Peshawar Dry Port collected Rs207.58million CD whereas it did Rs213.40million ST and the dry port received Rs79.84million AIT.
The performance has been somewhat poor due to a 10-day truckers’ strike at Karachi which cast negative effect on the overall performance of the Peshawar Dry port but the loss recovered during the last days of May FY16-17.
As June will practically consist of 23 working days so the dry port will show good performance.
