RAWALPINDI: The Excise and Taxation depa
rtment has
issued notices to the owners of one, two, three and f
ive marla houses for the payment of property tax and the move is being protested by the affectees.
The tax notices had been sent to tho
usands of property owners in the city and f
ive marla house owners have also been
issued notices despite the exclusion of f
ive marla property from property tax.
During former president Pervaiz Musharraf’s tenure, f
ive marla houses were exempted from property tax but now the owners of the mentioned category have again been served notices for the payment of property tax and its outstanding dues.
An owner of a one marla house said that he received tax notice of Rs 13,000 against his one marla property while the notice also said that if he paid tax of Rs 7,500, then the remai
ning tax would be exempted.
The owners of f
ive marla properties have appealed to Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to save them from the wrath of the excise depa
rtment officials who have threatened to seal their houses if dues were not submitted within time.
They questioned the authorities as to why they were being harassed for something they were exempted from.
Officials from the Excise and Taxation depa
rtment stated that audit paras had been made regarding the outstanding dues upon orders
issued in the year 2012 and notices had been
issued, but no strict actions would be taken against the defaulters.
