Extend last date for depositing property tax, urge traders

Various business organisations have urged Mayor Harpreet Kaur Babla and MC Commissioner Amit Kumar to extend the last date for depositing property tax along with rebate.

Sanjeev Chadha, president, Chandigarh Beopar Mandal, has appealed to the Mayor and the Commissioner to immediately extend the time for deposit of property tax till July 31. He stated that markets remained disturbed due to the Pahalgam terror incident and subsequent operation by the central forces and frequent changes in property tax rates have caused delays and issuance of faulty bills to the shopkeepers. “Traders are finding it difficult to get bills rectified and pay correct property taxes within the current short period,” he said.

Chander Verma, president, Chandigarh Business Council, has demanded an extension in the last date for depositing property tax with rebate from May 31 to June 30.

In a letter to the Commissioner, Verma requested the extension of the last date for the payment of commercial and residential property tax, along with the applicable rebate, from May 31 to June 30. “As the correction in the property tax rates have come very late, those in the tax branch are denying to rectify the amendments made by the MC. Besides, they are asking for deposit of the full amount while the rebate will be adjusted in the next financial year property tax bills,” he alleged. This request arises due to the confusion and difficulties taxpayers have faced because of the short and disrupted timeline for bill issuance and payment, he added.

Meanwhile, a delegation of the Chamber of Chandigarh Industries met the Mayor to deliberate on crucial issues affecting the industrial sector of the city.

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