SIALKOT: The Excise and Taxation Department has chalked out an effective plane to ensure the maximum recovery of the property taxes amounting to Rs900 million from more than 60,000 defaulters in Gujranwala Division.
According to the senior excise and taxation officials, as many as 18 special recovery teams has also issued the final recovery notices to more than 10,000 defaulters in all the six Sialkot, Narowal, Gujrat, Mandi Bahaud Din , Hafizabad and Gujranwala districts under the supervision of the local Excise & Taxation Officers (ETOs), in this regard.
The officials said the final recovery notices were also being issued to the rest 50,000 defaulters there as well, as the Punjab government has issued the strict instructions regarding the recovery of Rs900 million at every cost, as no further relaxation would be given to these defaulters , who had been remaining reluctant to pay their outstanding prolonged pending arrears by using their political influence in this regard.
