We have already given sufficient time to defaulters to pay the dues. We have issued notice to them and if they do not pay the dues by 5 March, then PCB will seal their properties under the Cantonment Act, 2006.
The Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) has decided to seal the properties if the defaulters fail to pay property tax by 5th March 2021. According to a PCB official, the board has already sent notices to more than 240 people. Most of them are owners of hotels, clothing stores, and other types of commercial shops.
What traders said?
Traders and businessmen said that a legal dispute between former tenants and owners is one of the main reasons for the tax delay. Some property owners have debts of a few crores and are unable to pay due to lack of business last year because of pandemic. Therefore, they resorted to partial payment.
According to a PCB official-
The PCB expects to collect around Rs 38 crores from over 12,000 property tax defaulters. However it has collected about 18 crore so far, currently they are left with limited revenue sources of income and real estate tax is one of them. Some owners have paid some part of property tax however they hope to recover 100% from them.
Amit Kumar, PCB’s CEO, said- “We have already given sufficient time to defaulters to pay the due tax. We have issued notice to them and if they do not pay the dues by 5 March, then we will seal their properties under the Cantonment Act, 2006. Their property will remain sealed until we get the pending dues.”
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