LAHORE: Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA), in a drive against unregistered marriage halls, has sealed six banquets halls of Lahore in order to collect sales tax from 2012 to-date, sources told Customs Today. Sources said that according to a survey, around 500 marriage halls are working across Punjab out of which 100 unregistered halls were working in Lahore.
The marriage halls which have been sealed by the PRA authorities includes Ahmad Marriage Hall, Norat Marriage Hall, Crystal Marriage Hall, Look Look Wedding Hall, Garden, Charagh and Shadi Darbar halls in Samnabad. PRA Assistant Commissioner Kashif Nawaz said that these halls will be de-sealed upon their registration is done and amount of outstanding sales tax from 2012 is recovered.
He added that the circle of the drive will be enhanced to the entire province to collect the important sales tax revenue.