Call off indefinite strike': NBR split ordinance to be amended by 31 July keeping protesters interests intact, govt says
Staff Correspondent
In the wake of looming indefinite strike by revenue board officials from tomorrow (26 May), the finance ministry has said the ordinance to split the National Board of Revenue (NBR) will be amended by 31 July after consulting with the Advisory Committee on Revenue Reforms and key stakeholders, keeping the interests of BCS (Customs and Excise) and BCS (Tax) cadres intact.
"Until those amendments are finalised, the ordinance will not be implemented," the ministry said in a press statement this evening (25 May).The ministry statement came shortly after the protesting NBR employees announced that they will launch a full-fledged strike in all offices of the Tax, Customs and VAT Department from tomorrow, resulting in a halt to nearly all import and export activities, in a bid to press home their four-point demand, including repealing the ordinance to dissolve the NBR.
