KARACHI - The Excise and Taxation Department had recovered a sum of Rs4.41 billion in August 2012, said Director General of Sindh Excise and Taxation Department, Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui here on Tuesday.He said that the amount is Rs. 250 million more as compared to the corresponding month last year. Shoaib Siddiqui further pointed out that the overall target for the fiscal year 2012-13 was Rs. 29.81 billion. He was optimistic that his Department would easily be able to achieve this target. He pointed out that in the last fiscal year the target was Rs23.7 billion but the collection was 28.2 billion. He said that it was the special directive of the Provincial Minister Mukesh Kumar Chawla that the tax collection drive be speeded up in order to achieve the tax targets. He said that motor vehicle tax recovery drive would commence in the province from October 15. He stated that action would be initiated against those who have not paid the tax.