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Taxes

1.    Infrastructure cess

2.    Moter Vehicle

3.    Excise Enactments

4.    Professional Tax

5.    Hotel Tax

6.    Cotton Fee

7.    Property Tax

8.    Entertainment Duty

Property Tax & Entertainment Duty devolved to Local Govt. under S.L.G.O. 2001

 PROVINCIAL TAXES

 1. Infrastructure Cess:

This Cess is levied and collected @ 0.5% C&F value of a consignment on the movement of gooks entering the province from outside the country though air or sea.

 2.  Motor Vehicle Tax

Collected on motor vehicles plying/kept and is use of an owner. The tax is levied under the provisions of :

i)        Sindh motor Vehicle Taxation Act, 1958

ii)     Sindh motor Vehicle Taxation Act, 1969

iii)      Motor Vehicle Ordinance, 1965

 3. Excise Enactments

Fee and duties under provincial Excise enactments are levied on liquor, spirits and licenses for consumable intoxicants declared as ‘liquor’. This levy is collectable under the provisions of:

              

   4. Professional Tax

This is levied on 5 broad categories and 24 sub-categories of trade, callings and professions.

   5. Hotel Tax

 Hotel tax is levied @ Rs. 7.5% advolarum of room rent per lodging unit per day, for the following categories:

 a)    On 60% of the total number of lodging units in Hotels charging Rs.

        100/- or above but not exceeding Rs.400/- per day

 b)    On 70% of the total number of lodging units in Hotels charging        

         exceeding Rs 1000/- per day.

 6. Cotton Fee

Cotton fee is levied @ Rs.10/- per 100 Kg. on the quantity of cotton brought for ginning in a cotton ginning factory under Cotton Control Ordinance, 1966.

7.Property Tax

This tax is charged, levied and collected @ 20% of the annual rental value on the land and puilding under the Sindh Urban immovable Property Tax Act, 1958

8. Entertainment Duty

Cinemas:

 I. Karachi city: Rs.2000/- , Rs. 1000/- and Rs. 500/- per day for specified air

   conditioned and non air-conditioned categories respectively.

II. Hyderabad city: Rs.750/- and Rs. 500/- per day for air-conditioned and non

   air-conditioned respectively.

 

Interior Sindh: Rs.400/- and Rs.200/-per day for air-conditioned and non air-conditioned respectively

 

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