Customs officials must serve country, not individuals: MR

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The president has said that Customs Officials must serve the country, but not the individuals in their performance of duty as the Customs contributes the biggest share of state revenue.

Addressing a ceremony held today to give away appointment letters to new recruits of 280 Assistant Customs Superintendents and 91 Customs Inspectors at the Temple Trees, President Mahinda Rajapaksa stressed the revenue collection by the state at sea ports is not something alien to Sri Lanka or inherited from the European rulers.

“Our ancient chronicles such as the ‘Godavaya' inscriptions have vividly explained about tax collections at our sea ports by the king or his representatives. The tariff or Customs duty collection has been done in a highly organised manner that did not harm the payee. It was purely for the maintenance of state duties,” President Rajapaksa said. (Sandun A. Jayasekera)

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