The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to pay Rs 60 million property tax of the Gaddafi Stadium, dismissing a petition by the board against levy of the tax by the Excise Department.
The Punjab government’s counsel apprised the court on Wednesday that the PCB was using the Gaddafi Stadium for commercial purposes and was thus liable to pay tax.
“Property being used for commercial purposes is liable by the law to be taxed,” the counsel said.
In his short verdict, Justice Ibadur Rehman Lodhi ordered the PCB to immediately pay its due taxes.
“Tax collected by the government is used for benefit of the people,” Justice Lodhi said.
Earlier, the PCB had challenged the Rs 60 m tax notice by the government in the LHC, citing the reason that the provincial government was not authorised to enforce tax on a sports field.