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Monday 23 January 2012

Record corruption in FBR during 2011

ISLAMABAD: Corruption in the Federal Board of Revenue during 2011 was more than that of two previous years.

The Taxation (Income Tax, Customs, and Federal Excise) remained third while Police remained second and Land Administration (The department of Patwaris) was first.

According to a survey conducted by the Transparency International (TI) the fourth position was attained by subordinate courts, fifth position by electricity and its distribution companies and 6th position was attained by the official purchasers (Tenders contracting).

Police department was the most corrupt 5 years back in 2006 followed by electricity and its distribution. In the third position was subordinate courts and land administration acquired fourth position, income tax fifth and customs 6th, health 7th position, education 8th position, railways, 9th position.

According to the survey conducted by the TI on September 28, 2011, the rate of increase of corruption in the income tax and customs departments were alarming.

The TI adds that in 2009 and 2010 there was gradual reduction in the rate of corruption because of discouragement on the part of chairman CBR but in 2011 all the previous records were broken.


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