KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Excise and Taxation and Narcotics Control Mukesh Kumar Chawla has said that during current
fiscal year in three months till September 2017, as many Rs. 14811.599 millions have been collected in heads of various taxes , while last year in same period Rs. 13490.519 millions were received.
Secretary Excise and Taxation and Narcotics Control Abdul Haleem Shaikh, Director General Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui and other officers also attended the meeting.
While briefing the meeting, Shoaib Siddiqui told that Rs. 1825 millions were collected in term of Motor Vehicle Tax, Rs. 3305.472 millions in term of infrastructure cess, Rs. 32.120 millions in professional tax and Rs.233.603 millions in term of property tax were recovered.
He added “the remaining amount was got in heads of various other taxes and the officers concerned have been directed to speed up their efforts to achieve the target.”
On this occasion, Chawla, while lauding the performance of the officers, asked them to perform their duties honestly and not to give a single chance of complain in collection of the taxes.
