Mangalore: Brace up for property tax hike from April 1


Mangalore: Brace up for property tax hike from April 1

Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)

Mangalore, Feb 12: In all probability, the residents of the city will have to bear an additional property tax of not less than 15 percent per year with effect from April 1 this year.

It may be recalled that both the BJP and Congress parties had promised to the voters during the previous election that self assessment property tax scheme would not be implemented in the city. However, the BJP which got elected then, took shelter under the reason that the then administrator of the city corporation, the deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district, had implemented the scheme.

In the recent election, Congress had repeatedly assured the people that it would not hike the property tax. However, as per section 109 of Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act 1976, property tax has to be revised by an addition of not less than 15 percent once in three years. This hike can be as high as 30 percent, as per this provision.

Although the hike needs to be approved by the city corporation, the local city council is non-functional at present as the election for the post of mayor is still pending. As such, Dakshina Kannada district deputy commissioner, who also happens to be the administrator of the city corporation at present, has the power to bring the hike into effect. If he gives his nod, which is likely, property tax on dwelling units, commercial units, non-agricultural vacant lands etc will go up by not less than 15 percent from April 1 this year. If minimum hike is approved, the city corporation may be able to collect 43.67 crore in the coming year.

District in-charge minister, B Ramanath Rai, has said that it would be in the interest of the people if a decision on the hike is taken at the meeting of the corporators rather than by officials.

  

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  • J.F.D'SOUZA, ATTAVAR,MANGALORE

    Thu, Feb 13 2014

    Let our Mayor occupy his/her seat first. Then take action/steps to hike or decrease SAS. Why the MCC is in a hurry to increase property tax? The MCC has utterly failed to provide basic amenities to the citizens of Mangalore. If property tax is hiked next time Congress wont come to power. Where is Janardhan Poojary who was always beating his own drums about increase of water tariff and property tax? May be he is busy with getting seat for election.

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  • Ashok, Mumbai

    Thu, Feb 13 2014

    I have seen good musical chair of Bangda rates in Mumbai.Earlier it was sold 5 bangda for Rs 50/ slowly it reduced to 4 for Rs 50/- then 7 for Rs 100/ Now everything changed for Rs 200/-People pay and buy in that rate also but increase of taxes for providing better service it has a big No. Mr kegrival will provide everything free for one day like make PM for one day i will bring down all rates down for one day and another man says I will bring all black money and distribute among all people.Jolly good days or day will come again.

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  • Willy, Mangalore

    Thu, Feb 13 2014

    Take money from us and feed the politicians. That's why there is a rush, all want to stand for election. Won then you are a millionaire. Indian great act of taxes. Oh!! my great India think of the less fortunate, use all the tax money for a greater development rather then feed these politicians.

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  • dodanna, Mangalore

    Wed, Feb 12 2014

    This is all because of our elected members lavish lifestyle. All leader want A1 facility. Every THREE months foreign tour. All to be recovered from our earning.
    First need to kick out CONG n BJP from power.

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  • Denis fernandes, mangalore

    Wed, Feb 12 2014

    Already they have increased 100 fold from old system to new sas,again why to increase burden on people?.All this political party fooling the people.

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  • Antony Fernandes, Mangalore / USA

    Wed, Feb 12 2014

    Why to blame any parties. When the city grows there will be lot of facilities, more and more comforts all at the cost of money. In gulf countries govt. will get money by selling oil so, no question of tax increase. In India what you can sell. Even over here, it’s the same thing. It's natural corporation will increase the tax to meet the expenses unless you found some oil well or gold mine in Mangalore.

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  • Denis fernandes, mangalore

    Wed, Feb 12 2014

    First of all we should object this self assessment system,they fooled the general public.now everything in their hand,because no one is protesting nor objecting,after paying this much tax we have to pay garbage fees,self asst challen filling fees,what a funny this.No development,roads are in bad shape.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangalore

    Wed, Feb 12 2014

    The city corporation might have proposed to increase the property tax to cope up with the additional infrastructure expenditures of the developing city.All the best.Thanq.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mapusa

    Wed, Feb 12 2014

    Relax guys - April 1 is all fools day...

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  • ruchir agarwal, mangalore

    Wed, Feb 12 2014

    HA ha ha..good one Jossey...

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  • nithinraj, Mangalore

    Wed, Feb 12 2014

    Dear Mangalorean: please don't pay tax or fine in form of proper cash pay them in half broken,tored,duplicate currency notes because what we got in return are same as those notes, eg: poor quality infrastructure ,low maintenance,corruption,etc. now its time learn something from these kind of fake promises. i did the same thing once when police caught me for signal jumping. Police asked fine but i refused to pay the fine and i told that ill give fine, but its tored 100 rupees is that okay. but he is not ready to accept my currency. Because the signal was not in working condition and police was giving confuse hand signals, so the problem is from govt not providing proper signals. After all we are paying proper road tax without any balance and we are getting is nothing a big zero. so y we need to pay tax or fine. ???

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  • OLVIN RODRIGUES, MANGALORE

    Wed, Feb 12 2014

    Don't vote Congress That's all

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  • G R PRABHUJI, BEJAI

    Wed, Feb 12 2014

    Congress,what they talk,they do always 'ULTA'.We knew this at the time of Corporation election that after power in the hand, they will increase property tax as well as water tax.where is Poojary now ,why he not calling Press meet?

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  • Rahul, Mangalore

    Wed, Feb 12 2014

    This is the side effect of 1 rupee Rice, Free Laptops...

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  • S.M. Nawaz Kukkikatte , Udupi / Dubai

    Wed, Feb 12 2014


    Simply, don't hike, just cut out from corruption income

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  • Rajesh SHetty,

    Wed, Feb 12 2014

    The congress corporaters including Poojary Promised Roses before corporation elections. Here they are.

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Wed, Feb 12 2014

    Where is Mayor? Still in 'Womb
    of Corporators? When 'Delivery' date?
    Think new operation called 'Quadruple Cesarean' has to be performed to bring 'His/Her Worshipful' out!
    How can anything in a Corporation be 'Hiked' without a Mayor in Power? Please tell me?

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  • M.SADIQ MULKY, Manglore/Jubail

    Wed, Feb 12 2014

    If there is a majority of people opposing this , they will cancel it now and implement it after lok sabha elections.They think people are fools.!!

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Wed, Feb 12 2014

    Before the 2014 elections, Govt will make Indians a real beggars.

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  • ASHLEY, udupi

    Wed, Feb 12 2014

    Mr Rai,during the recent election your party had repeatedly assured the people that it would NOT hike the property tax,
    Mr Kallige Taranath Shetty reiterated that the Congress will not hike property tax in Mangalore City Corporation.
    Mr poojary said ,Accusing BJP administration of their hiking the Tax 10-20 %m he said that has proved BJPs misrule. Poor people in Mangalore those having 5-1 cents of land are not in a position to build houses for themselves since the corruption is rampant. This being the case, an oath will be administered for those elected Congress Members for giving them new directions for counteracting corruption in public life, he said. The Congress will stand by its promise of not increasing property tax and also the water tariff during its five-year term at the helm of the Mangalore City Corporation council,
    Its almost an year now there is no mayor,now you plainly fool the people by saying "it would be in the interest of the people" if a decision on the hike is taken by corporators rather than by officials.why drag the officials if your regime cannot stand by your own manifesto or at least the oath that you people have taken in Nehru maiden. DON'T LAY LOW Mr .Rai , we are aware.

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  • KRPrabhu, Bangalore

    Wed, Feb 12 2014

    Well said Mr.Ashley.This is nothing but cheating, which was not expected from Congress party wherein Mr.Poojary repeatedly asserted during election meetings that there will be no hike in property tax if his party was veted in MCC.Now there MCC is non functional and what he said earlier was thrown to winds.
    In the MP election, we must throw him out forever.Cheater of first choice.

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  • Das, Kudla

    Wed, Feb 12 2014

    We are not getting good roads. We are not getting streetlight facilities. Waste products are not cleaned on roadside. During rainy season, water will b flooded with not having proper drainage facilities. Without working on all this why u want to increase property tax now ?It will b burden for people. Please withdraw this or else in elections people will teach you a lesson

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  • Allen, Mangalore

    Wed, Feb 12 2014

    Never ever trust the promises made by any political party, just before the elections! The same rule applies to 12 gas cylinders/year and aadhaar number linkage for gas subsidy. Everything will be reversed after the elections!

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  • ruchir agarwal, mangalore

    Wed, Feb 12 2014

    The SAS when implemented was already more than 3 times the previous. Why now this increase again ? We are not getting water supply for past several years and our roads were done up just before the past elections !!

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