LAHORE: The Excise and Taxation Department is taking strict action against token tax defaulter vehicles in Lahore, and seized documents of hundreds of vehicles.
Excise Motor Branch Director Suhail Arshad is very vigilant in Lahore region to collect token tax and for registration of new vehicles to increase revenue. The Excise and Taxation Department has formed special teams to keep check on vehicles which have still failed to pay their token tax, especially unregistered vehicles.
According to Suhail Arshad, he is personally supervising the campaign against defaulter vehicles and visiting roads as well. During one week, the Excise Motor Branch Lahore seized documents of 400 vehicles, mostly defaulter of token tax. A number of people after seizure of their vehicle documents and national identity cards paid their taxes and got their documents back.
Teams of Excise Motor Branch Lahore have established special checkpoints on different roads to check defaulter vehicles. Excise seizes documents during checking of vehicles on Jail Road, Ferozepur Road, Model Town, Multan Road, Raiwand Road, Ravi Road, Faisal Town and Shahdara toll plaza.
The department has seized documents of thousands of vehicles and seized hundreds of vehicles from January 2015 till date. The campaign against defaulter vehicles is likely to continue in the coming weeks as the Motor Branch is facing a heavy shortfall in tax collection.
