LAHORE: The Customs central region collected Rs 3,450 million of customs duty during the first three months of the financial year 2015-16, official data reveled here.
According to details, Customs Appraisement Lahore collected Rs 1852 million against the target of Rs 1939 million while MCC Preventive Lahore gathered customs duty worth Rs 628 million against the target of Rs 742 million during the period under review.
Similarly MCC Multan collected Rs 860 million customs duties against the target of Rs 1006 million while MCC Faisalabad collected Rs 108 million during the three months of FY 2014-15 against the target of Rs 285 million during the three months of FY 2015-16.
The central region for the first time performed excellent FY 2014-15 by not only achieving the target but also exceeding it by 1 percent.
The sources said that the four collectors of the central region under the supervision of chief collector of customs Rozi Khan Burki evolved to further improve the performance during FY 2015-16.