Staff Reporter
Karachi
Sindh minister for Excise and Taxation & Narcotics Control and Parliamentary Affairs Mukesh Kumar Chawla has said that during current financial year, Sindh Excise and Taxation Department has collected Rs18.386 billion in first quarter from July to September 2019 and this is a satisfactory situation regarding collection of the taxes. This he said while presiding over a meeting here in his office on Thursday. Secretary Excise and Taxation & Narcotics Control Abdul Haleem Shaikh Director Generals Shabbir Ahmed Shaikh, Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui and other officers also attended the meeting. Director General Excise and Taxation Shabbir Ahmed Shaikh told the meeting that Rs1684.267 million were recovered in term of Motor vehicle tax, Rs14087.718 million in term of Infrastructure Cess and Rs177.480 million in Professional Tax were recovered. He added, ‘ Rs27.720 in term of Cotton Fee, Rs.1050.648 millions in Property Tax, Rs24.587 million in term of Entertainment Duty, while remaining amount was collected in terms of various other taxes.
