The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a Letter of Intent to Honda Atlas Cars (Pakistan) Limited to purchase 1,010 Honda City 1.2L CVT vehicles at an estimated cost of Rs. 6 billion.
The purchase will be made in two phases. FBR said it will pay Rs. 3 billion upfront for the purchase (as full payment for 500 units and partial payment of the balance amount for the remaining 510 units) and the balance payment will be made as and when delivery of the first batch is completed i.e. 500 vehicles.
The first payment will be made once the pre-receipted bill is received, FBR added.
Delivery is scheduled between January and May 2025.
According to the official document, the procurement includes several value-added features for the cars at no additional cost, such as a navigation system with a reverse camera, a high-grade interior, free periodic maintenance for up to 20,000 km or 12 months, and an extended warranty of four years or 100,000 km. FBR has demanded installing a tracking system in each car with a one-year service charge and a discounted subscription renewal fee.
FBR will first receive 75 vehicles in the current month, then 200 in February, 225 in March, 250 in April, and finally the remaining 260 vehicles in May 2025.
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Now, IMF has become blind? They are not watching where the taxpayers money is drowning…. What a pity and what a shame.
Is anyone ever surprised anymore ? You want another bangladesh .
Why when only FBR give incentive to its officers, sentence “Using Taxpayers Money” is used, are the rest using their personal bank balance?
What is your answer to the other 3-4 questions raised in this ‘commecnts’ section.
The actual “Tax nai do gay tau mulk kasy chaly ga” ye chal rha hy mulk.
not surprised anymore… enjoy karo enjoy…
) What is size of FBR’s current fleet of vehicles and is the new order to partially replace it?
2) Shouldn’t such a big order be split among more than one vendor?
3) What is the strength of total FBR staff and how many of it is field staff?
What is FBR achievements and credibility since 1947 other than taking bribes and letting the corrupt one go away with tax money.
The best use of the taxes collected. The target met.
Everyone knows this will happen…so when they say…VOTE KO IZZAT DO….means inko bheek do…
Why is the Federal Board of Revenue planning to acquire over a thousand vehicles? Does this imply that field officers were previously conducting tax collection activities using bicycles or other inadequate means of transportation?