The Hindu 13.03.2013
On the wheels, to collect tax
Municipal Chairman G.Baskaran inaugurated the mobile tax collection centre here on Monday.
The
centre is equipped with a computer operated by officials of the
municipality. It would go around the town to collect tax arrears and
issue receipts on the spot.
After flagging off the
mobile collection centre, Mr. Baskaran told reporters that tax arrears
to be collected by the civic body amounted to over Rs. 14.12 crore.
However,
in the past few months, the officials had intensified tax collection
drive, after given directions by the municipal commissioner, and
collected Rs. 6 crore. However, officials faced difficulties that has
resulted in sluggish tax collection.
Mr. Baskaran
stressed that only when the coffers of the civic body are filled through
collection of taxes, including property tax, water cess and rent from
shops, the municipality could take up development works and provide
basic amenities to households.
He said it was implied
that for the successful functioning of the municipality and providing
basic amenities such as streetlights, roads, sanitation, health, hygiene
and education (through municipality run schools), the civic body ought
to get steady flow of revenue.
Hence, he appealed to all residents of the town to promptly pay their taxes.
The
mobile tax collection centre would be doing the rounds to enable the
residents to clear tax arrears without any hassle, Mr. Baskaran added.
Municipality Manager (Incharge) Mangaiyarkkarasi and Revenue Inspector Narayanan were present.