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Express Tribune
6 days ago
- Business
- Express Tribune
Excise dept yet to prepare tax bills
Despite the start of the new financial year 2025-26, the Rawalpindi Excise, Taxation & Narcotics Control Department has yet to prepare the commercial and residential property tax bills. The department has linked various property types to the government-assessed property prices set by the deputy commissioners in different areas. As a result, the commercial and domestic property tax rates across Rawalpindi Division and other cities in Punjab have increased by 10-25pc. Deputy commissioners of Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Murree, Talagang, and Jhelum have raised the official property prices in their respective areas. However, the updated data has yet to be uploaded to the Excise Department's tax app, and the department has not received a hard copy of the data. Furthermore, the department's online system has been facing continuous technical issues. Despite the passage of the first ten days of the new financial year, no new property tax bills have been issued. The Director of Excise and Taxation, Rawalpindi, confirmed that new property tax bills will begin to be issued by the end of July. Taxpayers will receive notices to pay their property tax without any penalty by September 30. If the tax is not paid by October 1, operations will be carried out against defaulters, and properties will be sold. This year, property tax bills will also be sent via WhatsApp, and recipients will be required to confirm receipt. Even after confirmation, if the tax is not paid, the property will be seized.
Express Tribune
03-05-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
ETOs fail to meet property tax targets
The Rawalpindi Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department has failed to achieve its tax targets for commercial and residential properties, with the Rawalpindi division's property tax shortfall exceeding 55 per cent. Punjab DG Excise and Taxation Muhammad Umer Sher has taken strict notice of the failure to meet the property tax target and has issued show-cause notices to the Excise and Taxation Officers of three zones in Rawalpindi district and a total of 7 ETOs in the districts of Jhelum, Attock, Murree and Chakwal. The department has also initiated strict action under the Punjab Efficiency and Accountability Act (PEDA), which could lead to the termination of the services of the officers who failed to meet the tax targets. This has caused a stir among the officers and field staff, including field inspectors and other employees. The property tax target for Tax Zone 1 under ETO Tahir Mehmood was Rs1220.367 million, but only Rs412.349 million have been collected so far. Similarly in Tax Zone 2 under ETO Waseem Haider, the target was Rs1653.476 million, with Rs470.752 million collected. In Tax Zone 4 ETO under Muhammad Umar Farooq, the target was Rs368.983 million, against which Rs94.884 million has been collected. In Zone 5 under ETO Ahmad Shehbaz, the target was Rs3740.393 million, but only Rs516.153 million were collected. In District Attock under ETO Farrukh Saeed Butt, the tax target was Rs313.956 million, with Rs142.500 million collected. In Jhelum, ETO Muhammad Munawar Hassan's target was Rs374.141 million, against which Rs207.777 million collected. In District Chakwal, ETO Zafar Ishaq's property tax target was Rs278.524 million, with Rs127.101 million collected. In Malka Kohisar District Murree, ETO Gul Sher Khan's target was Rs277.768 million, but only Rs54.487 million were collected. In mid-May, the Director General of Excise Taxation will visit Rawalpindi Division to review the progress toward meeting the targets. Strict departmental action will be taken against all ETOs, Excise Inspectors, and field staff who fail to meet their targets.
