KARACHI: Provincial minister for Excise and Taxation and Narcotics (ET&NC) Control Mukesh Kumar Chawla has said that during the last eight months from July 2016 to February 2017, Rs 36804 million in taxes has been collected, while in the same period during last fiscal year, Rs 31387 million in taxes was collected.
Chawla made these remarks while presiding over a meeting in his office. ET&NC Secretary Abdul Haleem Shaikh and Director General Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui also attended the meeting.
While briefing the meeting on tax collections, the DG Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui said that Rs 561 million were recovered in motor vehicle tax in February while total collection in this head was Rs 3866 million. Meanwhile, in the head of infrastructure cess, the tax collection in February was Rs 3000 million while so far total collection in this head has been Rs 26012.
Chawla further added, Rs 265 million have been collected in professional tax, Rs.2000 million in property tax and Rs 144 million in term of cotton fee.
Chawla directed the officers to speed up tax collections and complete the targets at earliest. He cleared upon them that the development of the province was dependent on the timely and full recovery of the taxes.
