AGP decries FBR’s lethargy in court cases

The attorney general’s office has written a letter to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman over the poor performance of the tax body’s legal teams in courts. The letter pointed out “mishandling or mismanagement” of cases relating to revenue matters on part of the bureau’s counsels causing heavy revenue losses to the national exchequer. The letter from the AGP office regretted that when revenue matters are decided against the FBR at the level of appellate tribunals, the bureau’s legal team do not promptly file review applications against the decisions in courts. Even if reviews are filed, the bureau’s legal representatives show no urgency in obtaining stay orders against tribunals’ decisions for months.