Lahore – Excise Department that collects tax revenue of billions of rupees itself shoulders a huge loss per annum for not possessing office buildings. Millions of rupees are paid every year from Government’s wealth to settle off office buildings rental of the Excise Department.
According to sources, other than provincial capital, offices of Excise Department in some districts of Punjab have been developed on rented properties. In Lahore, the Excise Department possesses two offices but recently another office has been developed at Empress Road on a rented property, which is so far most expensive in terms of rental price.
