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Corporation to conduct tax collection camps

Friday, 04 September 2009 02:58 administrator
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The Hindu 04.09.2009

Corporation to conduct tax collection camps

Staff Reporter

SALEM: The Salem Corporation will conduct a series of special tax collection camps in all the four zones in the city starting on September 7.

Announcing this at a meeting organised to review the tax collection here on Thursday, Corporation Commissioner K.S. Palanisamy said over 14,500 persons had not remitted their property tax and over 6,100 persons had defaulted from paying water charges in the last three years.

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The total property tax and water charges to be collected from them were over Rs. 3 crore.

The administration would inform all these defaulters to pay the taxes during the special camps.

Civic officials would also visit the defaulters in person and ask them to pay the taxes.

A team of 10 officials led by an assistant commissioner would conduct the camp.

It was planned to collect at least Rs. 1.25 crore of tax arrears during a camp.

In addition to this, a campaign would also be launched in the city in order to encourage the people to pay their taxes promptly, the Commissioner said further.

Mr. Palanisamy asked the officials to put in co-ordinated efforts to collect the tax arrears.

The tax collection should be improved in order to implement more development programmes for the people.

He asked the people and the elected representatives to extend their full support for the efforts made by the civic body.

Last Updated on Friday, 04 September 2009 03:04
 

MCD launches amnesty scheme for tax defaulters

Wednesday, 02 September 2009 13:30 administrator
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The Times of India 02.09.2009

MCD launches amnesty scheme for tax defaulters

TNN 2 September 2009, 02:10am IST

NEW DELHI: Not paying your property tax can land you behind bars for a period of seven years now. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has launched am amnesty scheme under which tax defaulters can clear their dues without having to pay a penalty or the interest amount. But those who fail to pay the tax by October will not only face penalties like sealing of bank accounts and attachment of property but may also be jailed for a period of seven years.

Said mayor Kanwar Sain: "The 30% penalty will be waived off for those paying property tax dues before October 31. In addition to this, 1% interest levied every month on unpaid amount will not be charged from them. The amnesty scheme will be open from Tuesday to October 31.'' For the scheme, the civic agency has constituted special teams in all the 12 zones and the property tax headquarter at Lajpat Nagar.

"Under the scheme, all the property tax payers in the city will get a special identification number similar to Permanent Account Number from the civic agency. In future, the facility will be extended to other property owners too,'' added Sain.

The agency said that in future, property owners who submit pay the tax will get benefit in getting the building plan sanctioned. The mayor said the MCD will collect tax from property owners in unauthorized colonies, about whose status there was some confusion till now.

Survey of India is currently determining the number of property owners who are not in the tax net of the civic agency. According to MCD, only nine lakh people pay property tax, while according to its estimate, there are more than 30 lakh properties in the city.
 

Corporation to finalise rate of revision of property tax

Sunday, 30 August 2009 00:02 administrator
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The Hindu 30.08.2009

Corporation to finalise rate of revision of property tax

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Requests by political parties to be considered

MADURAI: The Corporation will take a re-look at the rate of revision of property tax for new buildings during the next council meeting, Mayor, G. Thenmozhi, has said.

After an all-party meeting of Corporation councillors held here on Friday, she said the requests made by leaders of political parties would be taken into consideration and the final decision on the issue would be taken at the next council meeting.

The Corporation had decided to increase property tax for residential buildings by 20 per cent, commercial buildings by 100 per cent and industrial buildings by 150 per cent following guidelines issued by the State Government.

Several trade bodies and residents’ associations had objected to these rates of revision.

At a discussion held here last week, representatives of Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry asked the officials to reduce the rate of revision.

The all-party meeting was convened to discuss the issue in which the Corporation Commissioner, S. Sebastine, and K. Esakkimuthu and A. Manickam (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), P. Salaimuthu (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), M. Ganesan (Communist Party of India – Marxist) and Subburam and I. Siluvai (Congress) took part. All the zonal Assistant Commissioners and Assistant Revenue Officers also participated.

Last Updated on Sunday, 30 August 2009 00:03
 
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