The last day for availing 10% rebate on previous years’ property tax dues ended on Tuesday. Now the defaulters will have to pay the entire amount.
The officials claimed that response was quite low as people were expecting relaxation as given in water supply dues. However, the officials said they were told to tackle the defaulters politely as it is an election year and no strict action should be taken.
At some of the suvidha centres, one or two persons were seen making the one-time payment. Officials said 1,313 people filed their returns and Rs 44.35 lakh property tax amount was recovered on Tuesday. From Zone D, maximum 467 returns were filed and Rs 25.93 lakh recovered, while from zones A, B and C Rs 5.57 lakh, Rs 6.13 lakh and Rs 6.7 lakh were recovered from 337, 298 and 211 persons, respectively.
MC superintendent Vivek Verma said, “The rebate period is over, but people can still clear their dues in December without penalty or interest. After December, penalty and interest will be added. We are also sending notices for recovery.”
The notification for one-time settlement of property tax dues was issued on September 15. There will be a 5% penalty on the outstanding amount if paid after January 1 and it will increase to 10% if paid between February 1 and March 31. If paid after March 31, penalty will be charged at 20%. As far as interest is concerned, 12% per annum on outstanding amount will be charged if paid after January 1 and up to March 31. If paid after March 31, 18% interest will be charged.