The Indian Express 05.07.2013
UT notifies imposition of house tax
house tax in the city. The tax on residential property will be imposed
at the rate of Rs 1 per square yard annually. The houses less than 125
square yards in area, of EWS or LIG category and in the villages falling
within the limits of the Municipal Corporation will be exempt from
paying taxes.
For the flats that have been constructed by co-operative housing
societies and the Chandigarh Housing Board, the area of the entire land
will be taken as a single unit and thereafter, tax will be divided
against the individual flat/ dwelling units etc depending upon their
respective area.
The agenda had been approved by the MC in the meeting of the
House held in February amidst ruckus in the House. Imposition of house
tax is a necessary condition under the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal
Mission (JNNURM). Last month, it received approval from the UT
Administrator.
The government lands and buildings shall be exempted from making
payment of tax imposed. But the lands and buildings will be liable to
make payment of service charges at the rate of Rs 0.75 paise per square
yard.
There are a total of 81, 609 houses that will fall under the
ambit of the house tax. For all houses of the area of two kanals and
above, the tax has been fixed at Rs 1,000 annually. For the others, it
will be Rs 1 per sq yard annually. The MC is expected to collect a total
of Rs 2.27 crore through imposition of the tax. There are 20,265 marla
and kanal houses, 7,979 houses in co-operative societies, 5,597 MIG
houses, 10,675 HIG houses, 15,053 houses under the Administration and
22,040 under the central government.
The MC has already been directed by the Administration that the
tax be reviewed and a report for the same be submitted in the next three
months. The tax would be calculated as per the ratable value of
property.
