ISLAMABAD: The Customs North Region generated Rs325.00million extra revenue against the allocated revenue target for the month of November’s Financial Year 2017-18 under the head of Customs Duty.
According to details given by Sarwat Tahira Habib, Chief Collector North, that, during above said period, the North Region, comprising Customs Collectorates of Islamabad, Peshawar, Samberial and Gilgit-Baltistan, was assigned Rs1170.46million of Customs Duty (CD) whereas it received Rs1495.33million as CD. The North Region earned Rs1095.46million of CD during the same period of corresponding FY16-17.
The Chief Collector told CT that, during the month of November FY17-18, the Customs Collectorate Islamabad was earmarked Rs493.60million as CD whereas it obtained Rs514.81million against the assigned revenue target. She further told CT that the Islamabad Customs got Rs436.81million under the same head during previous FY16-17.
She notified that, during November FY17-18, the Peshawar Collectorate was allocated Rs689.87million of CD while it generated Rs910.44million against the earmarked target. She said that the Peshawar Collectorate received Rs582.37million under the same head during corresponding November FY16-17.
Sarwar Tahira explained that Samberial Collectorate was assigned Rs-247.87million as CD against the revenue collection of Rs-168.13million whereas the Samberial got Rs-120.91million during previous November FY16-17. She further notified CT that the Customs Collectorate of GB was earmarked Rs234.86million of CD for the month of November FY17-18 while it generated Rs238.34million against the allocated revenue target. She informed the correspondent that the GB received Rs197.19million as CD during the same period of corresponding November FY16-17.
