LAHORE: The Excise and Taxation Department of Punjab has renewed 38 alcohol permits in Punjab in October. These permits were issued to the Christian community only for sale and purchase of alcohol.
According to high officials, the Excise Punjab is issuing and renewing alcohol permits and up to now more than 6,000 permits have been renewed. All these permits are renewed with the start of the new fiscal year in July. The Excise issues these permits on specific terms and conditions to persons of Christian community to sell alcohol. The Excise collects a huge amount of excise duty in the first half of the fiscal year 2015-16.
The Excise and Taxation Department collected more than Rs 1 billion excise duty on sale of alcohol in Punjab in the last fiscal year. 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.
