MULTAN: Multan Customs Deputy Collector Miss Farhat has said that four deputy collectors have been completing their service tenure in Multan customs office this month whereas a post of deputy collector is already vacant.
Miss Farhat has expressed these views in an exclusive interview with Customs Today. She said that the Multan customs has collected Rs 10.69 billion import duty last year and it has collected Rs 1.04 billion in the first two months of the current fiscal year.
Talking about the performance of anti-smuggling unit, she said that customs seized 151 vehicles worth Rs 97.17 billion last year, while it recovered 19 vehicles worth Rs 14.8 billion during first two months of current fiscal year.
Moreover, she said that customs collected Rs 10.48 billion petroleum levy last year, while this year it is Rs 2 billion until now.
She said that Multan customs collected Rs 36 billion revenue last year against Rs 12 billion target by Federal Board of Revenue for the fiscal year 2013-14.