Sindh collects Rs 12,172.9 mn tax in two months.

KARACHI -- A meeting was held to review and accelerate the overall tax collection situation across the Sindh province. The meeting was chaired by Minister for Excise and Taxation Mukesh Kumar Chawla. It was also attended by Secretary Excise and Taxation and Narcotics Control Abdul Haleem Sheikh, Director Generals Shabbir Ahmed Sheikh, Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui and other officers. Briefing the meeting, Director General Excise said that the excise department received tax revenue from Sindh motor vehicle tax, infrastructure cess, professional tax, cotton fee, property tax and entertainment duty, etc.

During the current financial year's July and August, a total of Rs 12,172.986 million tax collected. Speaking on the occasion, Chawla said that the performance of the department in...