FBR to Put Regulatory Duty Back on Phones and Cars: Chairman FBR

Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Asim Ahmad said Thursday that the regulatory duties imposed on vehicles and mobile phones have expired on March 31, 2023.

He said that the regulatory duties on the import of mobile phones and vehicles were imposed up to the period of March 31, 2023.

The said time-bound SROs have expired. However, the FBR is empowered to issue the new notification on the imposition of the RDs on the import of these items at any time.

This requires the recommendation of the Ministry of Commerce which would be implemented by the FBR. In this regard, the decision would be taken by the Ministry of Commerce and the FBR would issue the necessary SROs, Asim Ahmad added.

He was talking to the media after the visit to the headquarters of the Directorate General of Customs Intelligence here on Thursday.

According to FBR Chairman, the time-bound SROs dealing with the RDs on cars and mobile phones were expired and therefore RDs were automatically withdrawn from these items at the import stage.

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  • Yes we know that facility is being provided to a group once they complete the task it will be back to place for general public.

    • It is very old fasioned corruption to rekease SRO in favour of few tycoons, when their goods get facilitation then they release another SRO to impose back such illegal taxes on general public.

    • And people can rightly guess about who remained beneficiary of such SROs in past and present.

    • Yes 100% true and right ✅ this facility is related to the “BRAHAMN” Instead of “SHUDOR”

  • Zabardast. Now that the car’s they wanted cleared have been cleared, the bosses are happy and for general public again the Reg Duty will be back. This is the Only country in the World where Laws are bent to accommodate the favourites.

  • Will chairman FBR reply to the objections raised in comments? Will he be kind enough to check who benefitted from the short break?

    • سر یہ کیوں جواب دے یہ بھی تو براہمن ہے

  • Country which is ruled by crooks and tugs. Day is not far off when common people will drag them on streets. Shameless ministers and FBR crooks

  • The group of people who are struggling to survive should be posioned and killed by the decision making authorities(arrange mass burial for them). Look at the prices of small cars-touching the Sky, plots transactions terribly reduced(revenue badly reduced),talented youngsters leaving the country, wrong policies are adding to inflation and miseries as well, Gas meters which we buy (at the time of connection) but were paying rent of Rs 50 suddenly increased to Rs 550/= When will we have user friendly policies? Dont we have highly educated officials in the system?


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