"The world is pushing computerisation while we are reverting to obsolete systems and procedures," he added. Customs does not have the capacity to cope with the ever-increasing load of trade, he said, adding that reverting to manual procedures would support corrupt elements while the country would suffer from reduced collections. The claim of reforming tax administration should be practised to bail out the country from shackles of poverty, he demanded.
Saifullah questioned how officials could send a state-of-the-art system packing when there is no alternative available. Majority of stakeholders, including customs agents, were very satisfied with the performance of PaCCS, the first end-to-end automated solution for customs in the world, he said.
Senior Vice-President of KCCA, Qamar Alam, said that manual, non-transparent and discretionary processes are still intact hindering reforms. "We are satisfied with PaCCS," he said, adding that development of country is impossible without automated processes requiring no human contact. "A system in which files can be lost, stolen or simply disappear, is not encouraging. We prefer automated machines, working without fear or favour," he said,
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Quelle/Source: Business Recorder, 29.09.2010
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