Till November 2020, total tax of Rs. 35015.442 million collected, Mukesh Kumar Chawla

Karachi  (HRNW) Provincial Minister for Excise & Taxation and Narcotics Control & Parliamentary Affairs Mukesh Kumar Chawla has said that Sindh Excise and Taxation Department has collected a total tax of more than Rs 35015 million during the current financial year from July 2020 to November 2020 while During the same period of last financial year, tax of Rs.31520.057 million was collected.

He said this while presiding over a meeting. The meeting was also attended by Secretary Excise and Taxation & Narcotics Control Laeeq Ahmed, Directors Generals Haji Saleem Bhutto, Munir Ahmed Zardari, Additional Director Nasir Affandi and other officers. The meeting was further informed that Rs 3436.299 million was collected under motor vehicle tax and Rs 28179.338 million under infrastructure cess, while Rs 1051.943 million was collected under property tax and Rs 281.968 million under professional tax. Rs 52.747 million was collected in the form of cotton fee and Rs 9.567 million in the form of entertainment duty. Addressing the meeting, Mukesh Kumar Chawla, Provincial Minister for Excise & Taxation and Narcotics Control & Parliamentary Affairs, said that the situation of tax collection was satisfactory but the officers should work harder so that we can achieve the tax targets before the end of this financial year.

He further said that the Excise & Taxation and Narcotics Department of Sindh had introduced various facilities for the tax depositors and those who wished to deposit their due taxes should visit the website www.excise.gos.pk and take full advantage of these facilities.