PESHAWAR: The Torkham Customs Station has generated Rs541.84million revenue in 23 days of December during the current Financial Year (FY) 2017-18 against Rs436.8million done in the same period of previous FY 2016-17, said sources at the Customs House Peshawar.
The Torkham Customs Station has collected Rs105.04million more revenue against the revenue done in the same period of previous FY 2016-17.
The sources informed the correspondent that the Torkham Customs received Rs224.0million Customs Duty (CD) in 23 days of December during the current FY2017-18 against Rs189.76million collected during the same period of previous FY 2016-17.
The Torkham Customs in this way got Rs34 million more CD in 23 days of December of current FY against the revenue collection of previous FY for the same time period.
In the same way, the Torkham Customs Station has got Rs199.77million Sales Tax in 23 days of December during current FY 2017-18 against Rs133.7million generated in 23 days of December of corresponding FY2016-17. So Torkham Customs has collected Rs66.07million more ST in December against the amount done in 23 days of December during previous FY 2016-17.
Collector Customs of the Model Customs Collectorate Peshawar Gull Rahman not only praised the Customs Staff posted at Torkham Customs Station but also encouraged them in a Talk with Customs Today to get smart on Pakistan-Afghanistan border in order to get rid of smuggling.
The Collector Customs in an answer to a question about the increase in duties and the strike of importers and transporters said that Prime Minister Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has assured the stakeholders of considering their demands regarding the Regulatory Duties and With Holding Tax.
The Collector Customs lauded the efforts of Deputy Collector Customs Muhammad Najib and Assistant Deputy Collector Customs Miss Sadaf for untiring efforts to deal with the protesting Customs Clearing Agents on Torkham Border.
