• I Paid A Bribe
• 12 years ago
• 577 views

In Hyderabad, the officials have a system.

• Customs, Excise and Service Tax
• Customs Check and Clearance
• Paid INR 500

In Hyderabad, the officials have a system. The bribe amount goes to different hands in the office, and regulars insert Rs 1000/- in different denominations like six fifty rupee notes, and 7 hundred rupee notes. They'll be very angry if someone puts a Rs 500/- note. I remember, the FeDex person complained about the bribe amount of Rs 500/- they have to pay at RGI customs- FeDex has an SAP system and they dont have an expenditure overhead called 'bribe' in the system. So, they cant account for the bribe expenditure, which is rather a drawback to work with Indian system. Therefore, he used to ask me the amount in cash