Sindh recovers Rs252mln in taxes from defaulting vehicle owners

KARACHI, May 26: The Sindh Excise and Taxation Department has claimed to recover over Rs252 million in taxes from defaulting vehicles in nine days during its tax collection drive.According to the data provided by the excise department, a total of 24,874 vehicles were checked out of which 1,572 vehicles have been seized while papers of 2,285 were confiscated. Overall, 7,354 vehicles were checked in Karachi, 6,988 in Hyderabad and 2,575 in Sukkur, 3,602 in Larkana, 2884 in Mirpurkhas and 1471 in Shaheed Benazirabad, the data showed.Meanwhile, Provincial Minister for Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department Mukesh Kumar Chawla has said in a statement that the campaign to collect tax from tax defaulting vehicle owners would continue till June 3. He requested the owners of tax defaulting vehicles to deposit their taxes as soon as possible.He also issued a warning of strict action against tax defaulting car owners. Chawla announced a campaign for tax collection. He added that the campaign will last till June 3, after which, the government will take action against tax defaulting vehicles. He told the people to pay their taxes on an urgent basis.- NNI