KARACHI: The Research and Development (R&D) Section of MCC-Appraisement (East) is at the verge of collapse, as the authorities concerned of the collectorate have put an extra burden on the limited workforce, it is learnt.
The sources informed Customs Today that the authorities concerned of Appraisement-East have increased the workload of appraisers and examiners, so that they could not manage to scrutinise data of imported consignments to detect misdeclaration and under-invoicing of the importers.
They aded that the said exercise of the authorities concerned would certainly affect the working of the section.
“Following the said step taken by the authorities concerned of the collectorate, the R&D Section has not yet managed to make any move against the corrupt elements in connection with tax evasion and misdeclaration in the recent days,” they added.
There was a major decline in recovery of R&D Section in terms of duty/taxes in December 2014, as the section has also managed to recover around Rs 10 million in December 2014 while it had recovered an estimated amount of Rs 20 million to 25 million in the previous months i.e. November, October and September.
The significant decline in the recovery of R&D Section has cleared the picture and the intentions of the authorities concerned of the collectorate.
The staffers up to Grade-16 have already written a letter to Member Customs Nisar Muhammad Ali Khan in which they highlighted the corruption of top bureaucracy of the collectorate and demanded proper inquiry.
“It will be a matter of great concern that how the FBR high authorities react on the ongoing situation of R&D Section of Appraisement-East?” they added.
