Good news for those who haven’t paid property tax yet. The city municipal administration is likely to stretch the 5% reduction on property tax till the end of June.
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike commissioner has sent a letter to the standing committee on taxation and finance to extend the tax reduction by a month. The BBMP Council will make this call in the next two days.
Tax payer rush into a network of turmoil on figure property tax after the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike manipulate the tax zones by drag some wards by a couple of scorethis year. Thousands of citizens couldn’t – and, in some cases, didn’t – pay taxes either due to a website problem or in hopeful wait for clarity on reconstitution of region.
“We hope the council will extend the tax rebate till June 30,” Chairman of board M Shivaraju accept to slow property tax payment in the first two months because of confusion around new tax zones.
In extension to Canara Bank, the BBMP has hold up with 4 more banks. This means taxpayer can make property tax payment in 400 bank branches in the city. “A BBMP nodal officer is set up in each branch to address taxpayers’ gloom. We’re taking steps to facilitate speedy processing of challans and receipts,” he added.