Officials have no objection to dividing NBR into two departments: Energy Advisor

Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Advisor Muhammad Fauzul Kabir Khan said that the problem arose due to the conflict with the BCS administration cadre. However, now the officials have no objection to dividing the National Board of Revenue (NBR) into two departments. He said this at a press briefing of the Advisory Committee on Trade, Industry, Ports and Revenue Collection at the Secretariat on Sunday (July 13) morning. Fauzul Kabir Khan said that there are errors in the NBR Ordinance. The ordinance does not specify the eligible persons and the qualifications for revenue collection. The issues will be corrected. The demand that only tax and customs officials will be in the Revenue Policy and Implementation Department is unreasonable. Again, the reporting of the administration cadre will not be accepted there. Balance will be established in this regard. At this time, he also commented that a policy will be made for the appointment of secretaries and senior officials. He said that the name NBR will no longer exist. Because, everyone laughs loudly when they hear this name. Everyone knows the reason for this. The ACC’s action against some NBR officials is not due to pressure from the government. Let them confront the ACC. Moreover, the ACC is known for granting immunity. Regarding the strike of the Board of Revenue officials, he said, NBR cannot stop work whenever it wants. It cannot hold the port hostage. He also commented that the economy and the government cannot be held hostage at this time. Regarding the World Bank report, he said, the information provided by the World Bank is information from six months ago. The organization talked about recession and bank defaults, but now the opposite picture is in the economy. The country’s economy is now on the upswing. Inflation and the value of the dollar have decreased.