17 properties sealed
LAHORE: The Excise and Taxation (E&T) department sealed 17 properties over non-payment of tax around Rs11million in DHA, airport surroundings and Thokar Niaz Beg, said spokesman for E&T on Monday.
Following the directives of E&T director general Ahmed Aziz Tarar, a team was formed to seal the said properties. Team headed by Excise and Taxation Officer Latif Anjum raided and sealed above said properties.
The Excise and Taxation department has collected Rs 5.42 billion under the head of property tax in eight month of the current fiscal year 2014-2015. The department has achieved 80 per cent of set target for current fiscal year in first eight months that is almost 31 per cent more than last year’s collections of Rs 4.138 billion.–Staff Reporter