The Sindh Excise and Taxation Department has issued a notification on Friday regarding the increase in the tax on vehicles with higher engine capacity.

According to the notification, the tax on cars over 1,000cc has been increased to Rs100,000 from the existing Rs50,000. People who buy vehicles ranging between 1,001cc to 2,000cc will have to pay Rs200,000 tax compared to the existing Rs100,000 while those of 2,001cc and above will pay Rs400,000 in taxes.

Some of the revised car prices, as per ARY News, are:

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Suzuki Cultus VXL price has been increased by Rs139,000. The price has gone around Rs2,244,000 (22 lac, 40 thousand).

Corolla Altis Grande X CVT 1.8 B price has been increased by Rs100,000. The new price is Rs4.2 million.

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The price of Fortuner 2.7 G has been increased by Rs390,000. The SUV is now available at Rs8.56 million.

The price of Fortuner Legender Diesel saw the highest increase of Rs493,000 (4 lac and 93 thousand). This vehicle will now cost around Rs10.84 million.

The price of the Hyundai Elantra has seen an increase of Rs4lac. The vehicle now costs around Rs44 lac.

Apart from cars, iPhones from abroad are now being subjected to 17% sales tax instead of a fixed sales tax.