The Hindu 20.12.2013
People urged to pay civic taxes
The Vijayawada Municipal Commissioner Ch. Hari Kiran has appealed to the people of the city pay all their property tax and other dues to the VMC within the stipulated time or face action under Revenue Recovery Act.
Speaking to people in the Circle –II on Thursday, he said that many assesses had not been paying their taxes despite repeated warnings. Revenue wing raids were conducted on Thursday in Vambay colony and surrounding areas disconnecting water motors at four apartments and collected Rs.2 lakh as property tax, assistant commissioner Nagakumari said.
In Circle-III water connection was disconnected for 40 houses, three shops and four houses seized, for not paying property and water tax. About Rs.3 lakh was collected as taxes in the Circle-III.
