KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched a reform and rechecking system in the Customs Department.
Sources of FBR told Customs Today that the main objective of the reform programme is to curb corruption and make tax collection system transparent. The FBR has issued directions to the officials of grade 17 to 21 to further improve their performance. Sources said that 100 numbers will be given to officials who will show outstanding performance.
According to these reforms it is duty of Collector to pinpoint those employees who save skins of their corrupt colleagues. Collector will also suggest measures to improve the performance of staff and will send report to FBR authorities in Islamabad. Collector will also make it sure that officials have minimum connection with traders community, as it will help a lot to make tax system transparent.