QUETTA: The Customs Collectorate of Quetta is facing Rs06.00 to Rs07.0million per day losses of revenue due to closure of Chaman Border. It is said that the Chaman Border Quetta will possibly reopen on Monday (May 22, 2017) or after the Eid for business activities and general public.
The Model Customs Collectorate Quetta earned Rs800million all duty taxes and surcharges from 1st to 15th of May of Financial Year 2016-17. The MCC Quetta already surpassed its earmarked target for the whole Financial Year 2016-17 so it can manage revenue losses because of border closure.
The sources said the Chaman border is 100% closed and getting zero business. The border had been closed since 5th of May after three Pakistanis were killed by “unprovoked” firing from the Afghan side while 18 others injured.
Telling the details of revenue collected during the month of April FY-16-17, he said the Quetta Collectorate generated Rs557.00million revenue against the assigned target of Rs513million under the head of Customs Duty whereas the MCC Quetta did Rs597.00million Sales Tax while the collectorate earned Rs33.00million against the allocated target of Rs15.00million under the head of Federal Excise Duty.
During above said period, the MCC Quetta received Rs213million against the earmarked target of Rs170million under the head of With Holding Tax for April.
