LAHORE: Customs Central Region has posted a growth of over 9 percent in collection of customs duty by collecting Rs7915 million against the target of Rs7511 million collected during the month of March 2019.
The Central Region collected Rs7083 million showing a decline of 24 percent in the collection of sales tax during the month against the target of Rs9644 million.
The Region collected Rs1722 million on account of withholding tax against the target Rs1716 million for the month under review. Similarly the region collected Rs32 million on account of federal excise duty against the target of Rs 10.09 million for the month of March 2019.
Overall the Region collected Rs16753 million on account of all duty and taxes for the month under review against the target of Rs18881 million.