Till March the Sindh Excise Deptt has collected more than Rs 71,885 million in taxes. Mukesh Kumar Chawla

Karachi (HRNW)  An important meeting was held under the chairmanship of Provincial Minister for Excise & Taxation and Narcotics Control Department & Parliamentary Affairs Mukesh Kumar Chawla to review the situation of tax collection. The meeting was also attended by Secretary Excise & Taxation and Narcotics Control Department Ejaz Memon, Director Generals Haji Saleem Bhutto, Munir Ahmed Zardari and other officers. Briefing the meeting, it was informed that a total of Rs. 71885.806 million was collected in terms of taxes from July 2020 to March 2021 in the current financial year as against Rs. 59867.354 million collected in the same period last fiscal year.

The meeting was further informed that till March of the current financial year, Rs. 7083.298 million was collected under motor vehicle tax and Rs. 58814.983 million under infrastructure cess, while Rs. 449.768 Million in term of professional tax and Rs. 1483.554 million was collected in term of property tax. The meeting was also informed that
Rs 84.125 million was collected in the form of cotton fee and Rs 27.924 million in the case of entertainment duty.

Addressing the meeting, Provincial Minister for Excise & Taxation and Narcotics Control Department & Parliamentary Affairs Mukesh Kumar Chawla directed the officers to achieve all tax targets before the end of the current financial year and expedite the collection of property tax and professional tax. He further said that citizens should pay their taxes on time so that they do not face any untoward situation. Mukesh Kumar Chawla said that in view of the situation of Corona virus, the offices of Excise and Taxation Department, Sindh are strictly following the SOPs. Online tax filing facility has also been provided for taxpayers.