Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, Sep 7: Mayor Sudhir Kumar Shetty Kannur stated that the tax on vacant lands within the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) limits increased due to the rise in the guideline value of vacant sites last October. A proposal will be sent to the state government to reduce this tax.
Speaking at a press conference, Sudhir said, "Earlier, the tax on vacant land was 0.2%, which was later increased to 0.5%. A meeting was held with opposition members to discuss reducing it to 0.1%. A proposal in this regard will be submitted to the state government. Opposition party members and the minister for urban development should work to convince the department secretary on this issue."
He further added, "Since the introduction of the self-declared property tax, the law mandates a 5% increase every year. During the previous Congress government, the tax was also increased. MCC has not received any grants from the state government for the past year, despite assurances from the minister for urban development. Transfers have become like a business."
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Rajesh G, Mangalore
Sat, Sep 07 2024This guy is doing drama. This month his tenure getting over. 90% Property tax collection is over. Now just like in movies, police come in the last scene. 😂
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Deshbhakt, Mangalore
Sat, Sep 07 2024What about GST ? That doesn't imply to you ? One one way imposing GST and out of it only 13 Paisa out of a Rupee is returned to the state while the remaining is used to develop UP/Bihar. Request to return all 100% of out tax to us, sufficient for out state to prosper.
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HENRY MISQUITH, India
Sat, Sep 07 2024"On one side, there’s GST (Gabbar Singh Tax), and on the other side, there’s property tax. The government is only interested in looting.”
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