SIALKOT: The Excise and Taxation Department of Gujranwala Division has collected Rs80.883million following the imposition of property tax and collected Rs55.344million as motor tax during January 2017.
Reliable sources told Customs Today that Excise and Taxation Department Gujranwala Division has generated Rs30.255million property tax from Gujranwala Division during said month.
Sources said the Excise collected Rs2.220million from Sialkot against the assigned target of Rs4.540million whereas the Gujrat Excise Department did Rs2.099million by achieving its target of Rs4.50million. Sialkot has been assigned the target of Rs7.2 while it collected Rs3.08million. However Director Excise and Taxation Department Gujranwala Division Sohail Arshad has constituted various teams to crack down on defaulters of property tax. The team, comprising Inspectors Malik Riaz, Asad Ullah, Shabbir Ahmed, Gulzar and others, will recover tax from defaulters.
Meanwhile, the motor registration branch of the Excise and Taxation Department Gujranwala Region, including its districts of Gujranwala, Sialkot, Gujrat, Hafizabad, Narowal and Mandi Bahawaldin, has received Rs29.353million as motor registration fees against the assigned target of Rs34million during November and December. The Excise and Taxation Department earned Rs32.290million from Gujranwala against the assigned target of Rs40.60 while Excise and Taxation Department Sialkot collected Rs2.022million against the assigned target of Rs5.21million.
Sources further said the departmental teams will collect more tax in the wake of imposition of property tax and vehicle token fees from defaulters. Some teams will impound vehicles plying without payment of token fees and customs duties.
When contacted, District Officer Excise and Taxation Department Sialkot Muhammad Saleem Malik said the department is tightening the noose around the neck of defaulters. He stressed that the teams will not succumb to any pressure for giving relaxation to defaulters.
