Following completion of auction of surplus vehicles and buffaloes of the Prime Minister’s House, the federal government has now auctioned six used cars and a motorbike of the National Assembly.
According to a statement, “The National Assembly Secretariat has auctioned six surplus vehicles and a motorbike at a price of Rs 7,816,000 in the light of the austerity drive of the government and directives of Speaker Asad Qaiser.
The vehicles included a Mercedes Benz, four Toyota Corolla cars, one Suzuki Bolan and a Honda CG-125 bike.
The reserved price of the vehicles was Rs 4,774,603 whereas they were sold out for Rs 7,816,000. The successful bidders would have to deposit 10pc withholding tax after which the actual value of the vehicles would be Rs 8,597,600.
On Sep 18, around 61 of the 102 luxury and surplus vehicles parked on the lawns of PM’s House were auctioned at a ceremony attended by bidders.
During the first phase, the vehicles that were auctioned included eight BMWs, three cars of 2014 model and three 5000cc SUVs and two 3000cc SUVs of 2016 model. While in the second phase, remaining 43 vehicles were sold.
The list also contained four Mercedes Benz cars of 2016 model. Two of them are 4,000cc bullet-proof vehicles.
There were 16 Toyota cars as well. One of them was 2004 Lexus car, one 2006 Lexus SUV and two 2004 Land Cruisers. Eight cars ranged from 2003 to 2013 models.
Besides, four bullet-proof Land Cruiser vehicles of 2015 model were also up for auction. Apart from that, there was one Honda Civic 1800cc car and three Suzuki vehicles, including two Cultus cars and one APV, all of them were 2013 models. The list also included a 1994 model Hino bus.
Minister of State for Communications Murad Saeed recently said the money obtained from auction of vehicles would be spent on public welfare schemes.
Published in Daily Times, October 27th 2018.
