ISLAMABAD: The North Region collected an extra revenue of Rs500million under all the heads of duties and taxes during the first half of January FY17-18 against a revenue collection of the same period of previous January FY16-17 under the same heads.
According to detail explained by sources of North Region, which includes the Collectorates of Islamabad, Peshawar, Samberial and Gilgit-Baltistan, that, during above said period of FY17-18, the MCC Islamabad earned Rs914.68million of all taxes while it did Rs607.07million under the same heads during the same period of FY16-17.
The sources told CT that the MCC Islamabad exhibited 50.67% of difference in revenue growth during the first half of January FY17-18 against a revenue collection during the same period of FY16-17 under the head of all taxes.
During the first half of January FY17-18, the Collectorate of Peshawar received Rs844.99million under the head of all taxes against a revenue collection of Rs523.00million under the same head during the first half of January FY16-17. Peshawar demonstrated Rs.61.57% difference of achievement during the first half of January FY17-18 against the collection of the same period of FY16-17.
Official sources notified the correspondent that North Region’s Customs Station of Gilgit-Baltistan remained closed due to heavy snowfall while the Collectorate of Samberial generated Rs-65.12million of all taxes during the first half of January FY17-18 against a revenue collection of Rs-17.04million under the same heads during the corresponding first half of January FY16-17. The Samberial displayed -482.15% of difference in collection of first half of the current month under the head of all taxes against a revenue collection of the same period of corresponding FY16-17.