Online recovery of token tax of vehicles inaugurated Provincial Minister for Finance and Excise & Taxation Mian Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman inaugurated the online recovery of token tax of vehicles and SMS service through which owners of the vehicles would receive the details of token tax and other dues of their vehicles through SMS. He said that when any person would send SMS of his vehicle registration number on 8070, he would receive automatically the SMS of the deposited amount with all details of deposited dues. He expressed these views while inaugurating the services at the office of Excise Department. Secretary Excise Shahid Ashraf Tarar, Chairman PITB Dr Umer Saif, Director Excise Masood ul Haq, Akram Gondal and other officers were present on the occasion. Talking to the journalists, Mian Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman informed that the Excise Department is also launching Android Based Application with the collaboration of Punjab Information Technology Board which will be made functional from the first week of September under which android based mobile phones would be provided to the inspectors deputed on road checking on which android based application would be installed which would be linked with computerised database of Motor Branch Lahore in the first phase and in case of default, excise inspector will collect the amount from the owner of the vehicle on the spot. He said inspectors would also be provided small handy printers through which the inspector will give receipt of received amount through printer which will carry the name of the Inspector along with complete details of the amount and this amount will be updated in the database simultaneously due to which the motor owners will be saved from visiting offices of the department. He said this service will be provided throughout Punjab under a phased programme. The Minister said Punjab government as per vision of the Chief Minister Punjab is providing modern facilities to the citizens for depositing tax. He said after computerisation of all motor branches and web based tax calculator, now the verification of amounts deposited through SMS is being started. He said sometime agents used to deceive the employees or any authorised person of motor owners during depositing of tax, fee and other dues but now such complaints would be redressed.
Posted on: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 05:08:43 +0000
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