Vohra seeks tax recoveries from marriage lawns, banquets

Deputy Mayor Dr Arshad Vohra on Tuesday asked Karachi Metropolitan Corporation's (KMC) Municipal Utility Charges and Tax Department to initiate tax recoveries from as many as 132 marriage lawns, and Banquets falling within the jurisdiction of the district central.
The move is aimed at increasing revenue to the resource constrained civic body which direly needs income to resolve lingering public issues such as lifting of garbage, sanitation, beautification, firefighting, health and education problems etc. Following the Deputy Mayor's orders, Municipal Utility Charges and Tax Department decided to launch tax recovery operation under the Municipal Utility Charge and Tax Land Revenue Act 1967 by October 26. The department's concerned head Raza Abbas Rizvi in a statement said a team has also been constituted to issue final notices to defaulters. He also claimed to have devised a comprehensive plan to recover dues from both residential and commercial consumers as well as from government and non-government departments as early as possible.