The Times of India            11.12.2013

Property tax deadline extended to Dec 31

GURGAON: The MCG office saw a huge rush all through Tuesday, the last day to pay property tax and avail rebate, before the state government decided the same evening to extend the deadline to December 31.

According to the MCG authorities, the last day saw over 5,000 turning up to pay the tax, with the corporation collecting over Rs 6.19 crore in revenues till evening. "It was a record of sorts since it's the first time so many residents turned up to pay the tax. Around 1800 residents visited the corporation office on December 9. Expecting a huge turnout at the citizen facilitation centre on Tuesday, twelve additional payment counters were opened. Staff from other departments were deputed at the centre to handle the rush and help those facing difficulty in filling self assessment forms," said municipal commissioner PC Meena.

"Now that the state government has extended the last day to pay the tax to December 31, we hope to earn, as we expected, Rs 200 crore this financial year. This extension will be a relief for those who failed to pay the tax on time," Meena said.

The Times of India             10.12.2013

NMC to tax cable TV operators

NASHIK: The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has decided to levy tax on local cable operators for using its electric poles for laying cable lines in the city.

A proposal in this regard will be tabled at the NMC's next general body meeting. The civic body proposes to charge 50 paisa per day for each electric pole used by cable TV operators. The NMC has installed around 65,000 electric poles in the city.

A senior NMC official said, "The civic body had cut off the TV cables several times, but cable operators would again lay the cables on the poles. So we decided to levy tax on the cable operators."

The official added that the NMC expected to earn Rs 1.17 crore as revenue from the tax. "This money can be spent on maintenance and repair of streetlights," he said.

He further said that it would be mandatory for cable operators to register themselves with the municipal corporation if they wanted to use the poles. After acquiring permission, they will have to pay the tax immediately after the approval of the municipal corporation.

"The NMC will take action against the cable TV operators if they use municipal poles without permission," the official said.

Money from poles

• Proposed tax per day per pole: 50 paisa

• No of electric poles: 65,000

• Expected revenue: Rs 1.17 crore