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Karachi, April 12, 2018 (PPI-OT): Provincial minister for Excise and Taxation and Narcotics Control Mukesh Kumar Chawla has said that during current fiscal year in nine months from July 2017 to March 2018, Sindh Excise Department has recovered Rs. 47206.410 millions in term of various taxes while in the same period in last financial year Rs. 42189.130 million were recovered and we are surely ahead of our target that shows the hardworking and commitment of our officers and officials.
This he said while presiding over a meeting here in his office today. Secretary Excise and Taxation and Narcotics Control Abdul Haleem, Shaikh Director General Narcotics Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui and other officers also attended the meeting. The meeting was informed that Rs. 5275.292 million were collected in motor vehicle tax, Rs. 36180.200 millions in term of infrastructure cess, Rs. 287.889 millions in professional tax and Rs.171.541 in cotton fee.
The meeting was further told that Rs. 1600.867 million were recovered in property tax, Rs. 41.487 millions in entertainment duty while remaining amount was received in heads of various taxes. Sindh minister for ET and NC Mukesh Kumar Chawla, while expressing his satisfaction over the performance of the department, asked the officers to get the target before the current fiscal year ended. He was sure that with hard work and dedication we could achieve our goal earlier and for the purpose the staff would be awarded accordingly.
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