LAHORE: The Punjab Excise and Taxation Department has renewed 86 alcohol permits during the month of August. These permits were issued to the Christian community only to sale and purchase of alcohol.
According to a senior official, the department is issuing and renewing alcohol permits and up to now more than 5,000 permits have been renewed. There are total 10,000 permit holders in Punjab and all these permits were renewed with the start of the new fiscal year in July. The Excise Department issues these permits on specific terms and conditions to the persons of Christian community.
The Excise Punjab is expecting huge revenue from excise duty on the eve of Eidul Azha. Sale of alcohol on such occasion increases every year more than 500 percent.
The Excise and Taxation Department annually gets more than Rs 1 billion as excise duty on sale of alcohol in Punjab. The Director General Excise issued a new circular to collect new surcharge from persons who want to carry alcohol from one district to another. Officials said that this new surcharge will generate more revenue for the department.
