PESHAWAR: The Customs Collectorate made a total of Rs1905.13 million revenue collections in January 2018 against Rs1612.19 million of January 2017 with total difference of 15.94 percent while the difference in rupees is Rs255.54 million.
According to statistical section of Peshawar Customs House in head of custom duty in the month of January the house collected Rs786.41 million against Rs555 million collected in previous January. The total difference in this sector was recorded Rs230 million while the difference in percentage was Rs41.48 million.
In head of sale tax on import, the house collected Rs512.23 million in January 2018 as compare to Rs436.35 million in January 2017 having difference of Rs75 million while the difference in percentage was Rs17.93 million.
Likewise in head of sale tax levied as federal excise duty on palm oil, the Collectorate collected Rs172.51 million in January 2018 against Rs160.70 million of January 2017. The difference in percentage was 7.35 percent while the difference in rupees was Rs11.81million.
In head of sales tax value addition on commercial importers the house collected Rs95.74 million against Rs64.17 million. The difference in percentage was 49.20 percent while the difference in percentage was Rs31.57 million.
In term of federal excise duty on imports the house collected Rs16.24 million in January 2017 against the previous year of this month which was Rs13.39 million with difference Rs2.85 million and the difference in percentage was 21.28 percent.
In head of withholding tax the house collected Rs322 million against the previous year of this month which was Rs381.65 million with total difference minus Rs59 million while the difference in percentage was minus 15 percent.
The overall performance of the house was satisfactory as compare to the previous month as the house tightened the noose against tax evaders and smugglers.