Karachi, June 06, 2020 (PPI-OT): Sindh Excise Department said Saturday that it had collected Rs 68941.794 million tax from July 2019 to May 2020. It said Rs 5416.907 million was collected in term motor vehicle tax, Rs 56811.278 million in infrastructure cess and Rs 512.770 million in professional tax, Rs 203.482 million in cotton fee and Rs 60.177 million in entertainment duty and the rest in other taxes.
It may be mentioned that the offices of Sindh Excise Department were closed from March 21 to June 2 due to lockdown caused by coronavirus. Provincial Minister Mukesh Kumar Chawla said that the Sindh government had given 25 per cent exemption in property tax, professional tax, motor vehicle tax and entertainment duty keeping in view the difficulties of the people.
Provincial Minister for Excise and Taxation Mukesh Kumar Chawla said today that Online Queue Management System had been introduced to provide protection against coronavirus. Under this system, vehicle registration, transfer and other taxes can be deposited. He said that the health advisory issued by the Sindh government for the prevention of coronavirus was being strictly followed in the offices of the Excise Department of Sindh and on website of the Excise Department http: //taxportal.excise.gos.pk the interested taxpayers might register themselves by visiting it. Chawla said they those interested in filing taxes should immediately take advantage of the online queue management system.
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Sindh Information and Archives Department
Government of Sindh
95-Sindh Secretariat 4-B, Karachi, Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-99204423, +92-21-99204401
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Website: http://sindhinformation.gos.pk