The ministry statement said the government has no plan to reduce the number of member posts for customs and tax cadres at the NBR. On the contrary, the number of posts for them is expected to increase after the implementation of the reforms, it added.
The protesting NBR employees welcomed the government's move in a statement late at night, but vowed to resume their protests on Saturday.
They said their core demands, such as the repeal of the ordinance and the resignation of the chairman, were not touched upon in the government statement.