The Department of Excise and Taxation & Narcotics Control, Sindh has decided to take action against those who do not pay professional tax and in this regard the department has asked businessmen to deposit their professional tax by December 31 or face action.

The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Excise and Taxation & Narcotics Control and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mukesh Kumar Chawla Thursday. The meeting was also attended by Excise and Taxation & Narcotics Control Secretary Abdul Haleem Sheikh, Director General Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui and other officers.

Briefing the meeting, DG Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui said that the Excise Department gave businessmen a computerized tax invoice on a yearly basis and businessmen could register their businesses on www.excise.gos.pk and www.business-sindh.gov.pk through a simple procedure.

He added that contact numbers: Karachi 021-32710072, Hyderabad 022-9200148, Sukkur 071-9310202, Larkana 074-9410751, Mirpurkhas 0233-9290211 and Shaheed Benazirabad 0244-9370170 had been given for the convenience of businessmen for any information or complaint.