Excise Department expects crores of rupees in recoveries, in its continuing drive against vehicle owners with defaulting token-taxes, life -time token tax defaulters and vehicles plying roads without registration.
A total of 130 vehicles were fined during one such recent move by the excise department, whereby teams working under close vigilance of excise authorities took action in such areas as Bakery Chowk, Murree Road, and Soan check post among many others. Within 30 days, recoveries worth crores of rupees in revenue are reported to have been realized from this drive.