Mangalore: Congress breaks manifesto promise - Hikes property tax by 15 percent


Mangalore: Congress breaks manifesto promise - Hikes property tax by 15 percent

Shreyas H S
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore

Mangalore, Mar 17: The district Congress prior to the urban local body elections in March 2013 had promised in its manifesto that it would not hike the self-assessment property tax in the course of the next five years if it came to power. However, a year after winning the ULB elections, the Congress seems to have gone back on its word.

The Congress has now come up with the decision to hike the self-assessment property tax by 15 percent, thus breaching its own promise.

This decision was taken in a special meeting convened on February 22 by deputy commissioner A B Ibrahim, which was also attended by two MLAs from the district, J R Lobo and Mohiuddin Bava. It is said that since the city was yet to get a mayor at the time, the meeting was attended by the MLAs.

Incidentally, J R Lobo who had headed the manifesto committee at the time of elections, is learnt to have approved the decision to hike the tax, even signing the relevant documents. Bava has also signed the documents with regard to the approval (copies of the documents are available with daijiworld).

The Congress in its manifesto for the local body elections had promised that it would not even touch the tax to safeguard the interests of the citizens. In the manifesto (copy available with daijiworld) it was stated that the BJP during its tenure had implemented self-assessment tax scheme (SAS) in the many cities. The Congress which raked up this issue during the elections had claimed that it had made deliberate efforts to thwart BJP's move in Mangalore and was successful in stop its implementation. Adding to this, Congress promised not to make any changes in the present property tax for a period of five years if the party comes to power in MCC.

Pushing the promise into oblivion, Congress party gave its nod to hike the self assessment property tax by 15 percent in addition to the 15 percent tax already imposed in the year 2008. 

Defending the move, Congress leaders explained that the hike was inevitable since the decision was taken on account of legal norms that require the tax rate to be revised once in three years.


Waste disposal tax hike

In the meeting, the authorities also decided to hike the annual tax of solid waste management in the city for residential and non-residential buildings. 

For the residential buildings constructed on a site less than 500 sq ft, an annual tax of Rs 240 will be imposed. For buildings on 500-1000 sq ft, the amount payable is Rs 480, for building on 1000-2000 sq ft, the amount is Rs 720 and those on area above 2000 sq ft, are liable to pay Rr 960.

For non-residential buildings, tax hike falls in between Rs 600 – Rs 9,600, depending on the type of building. Industrial buildings have to pay Rs 3,600 - Rs 10,800, while marriage halls and hostels have to pay Rs 3,600 to Rs 36,000. The two MLAs have approved these decisions.

The meeting was convened 22 days after to the meeting convened by district incharge minister Ramanath Rai. On February 10, Rai had instructed to hold another meeting when the issue of tax hike was discussed.

  

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  • Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai

    Tue, Mar 18 2014

    Oh it’s highly intellectual, most cultural and best secular Party of India. Now people understanding who is faking and who Feku is!!!! Dearest our Coastal People, we have to borne the burden of freebie given by this CONGiss Government to secure the vote bank but now they have to garner funds for the same too!!!!Just wait for another two months and then you see the increase of rates everywhere because they know for next few years no elections will be held in Karnataka

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  • Willy, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 18 2014

    This is a big drama before the election, just go through these happenings, onion prices going up so much a big talk, Delhi election got over within one minute no one spoke about onion prices, then the Naval incident, officers going and joining parties to give their support, this is note expected from these officers, now talks of property hike, politicians switch over, PUBLIC OPEN YOUR EYES AND MIND AND USE YOUR VOTE SMARTLY FOR THE BEST LEADER WHO HAS REALLY DONE GOOD FOR YOUR AREA. PLEASE PLEASE DON'T GET CARRIED AWAY, YOU ARE THE MASTER OF YOUR VOTE.

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  • Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai

    Tue, Mar 18 2014

    Dear Willy, correct me if I am wrong. You mean to say hiking Tax is not Drama but talking and condemning the rate increase is a big Political Drama correct? We should be bold enough to pin point the bad decision of any Government where it hurts common public in general

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  • jeetendra hegde, mumbai

    Tue, Mar 18 2014

    Hike 0f 15%...this is too much ,instead congress should have opened its scam treasure to meet disproportional the balance sheet...hahahah

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  • nagesh nayak, bangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    where is PSUEDO PYRAMID WRITER.

    WHY NO PYRAMID ON THIS ISSUE.

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  • Abhishek Padival , Sullia/Bangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    This is a well thought out plan of the enemies of Janardhana Poojary within the Congress party to defeat JP. May be this is a plot of the Moily group to make Cong unpopular during LS Election next month.

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  • Ravi B Shenava, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    This decision is quite suicidal for Congress party, at least in Mangalore City. Why Cong is digging its own grave during election time ?

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  • haaris, Puttur / Dubai

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    D.P.SHETTY, Bahrain

    My friend. Dat sounds like Kannada , not Tulu.

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  • vinayak prabhu, mangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Mangalore s going backwards since congress came to power in state and municipality..roads becoming worser..now increasing tax too by breaking promises..what are you doing Lobo mam..we voted you for betterment..spend some time for ground work then serving food in bustand by declaring bandh yourself

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  • R.G.SHENOY, KARKALA/MANGALORE

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    DURING MCC ELECTION, MR. J.P. TOLD THAT NO INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAX FOR 5 YEARS. BUT NOW THEY HAVE NOT ONLY INCREASED THE PROPERTY TAX ALSO INCREASE TRADE LICENSCE FEE. FOR THE LAST 60 YEARS CONGRESS TOLD ONE THING AND DONE ANOTHER THING. MRS. SONIA GANDHI TOLD IN 2004 ELECTION IN 100 DAYS UPA WILL BRING THE PRICES ALSO COMMODITIES. INTURN RATES HAVE INCREASED. NOW PEOPLE DO NOT BELEIVE IN CONGRESS. ALL CONGRESS LEADERS ARE ONLY ONE AGENDA HOW LOOT THE COUNTRY. FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS THEY HAVE LOOTED COUNTRY. NOW RAHUL ALSO TELLING NEXT MP ELECTION UPA 3 WILL COME. BUT MIND IT UPA IN 3RD POSITION. MOST OF MINISTERS ARE REFUSING TO CONTEST ELECTION BECAUSE OF MODIS HEATWAVE CONDITION ALL OVER INDIA.

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  • Roshan, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    I guess hardcore BJP supporters should not have any issue with this increase as taxes in Gujarat are at least 3 times more. So, you guys chill. But, there are people who are NOT BJP supporters, need a rational justification from congress.

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  • Rajesh Shetty, Mlore Shj

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    People of Gujrath are self stufficient to pay for the luxuries they are enjoying thanks to their Govt.They do not have complaine, only you and poojary sitting in Mlore have complaint about Gujrath. That's why your Govt is routed there and they are electing BJP again and again and they will show it next month also.
    This tax is for people who have their bases in MCC limits not Gujrath Limits. For once it would be better if you congis comeout of Modiphobia and talk about the land under your feet and its problems which is under Corrupt Congress Gvt now.

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  • Ramesh S, mangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Roshan, your station is managlore not Ahmedabad..Dont compare ITALY with INDIA..People didn't vote Congress with love, its negative votes of BJP, which favored Congress..your Lobo maam & Bavaka not only increased property tax for Congress supporters & tax increased for all..

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  • j.anata, Mangalore/ Bangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    @Sh Roshan - What has Gujarat got to do with this? We live in Karnataka & any effect in tax structures effect us here..Poll promises should be honoured - There is no point in checking Timbuktoo rate hikes!!

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  • Fayyaz, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Support AAP.. for a better mangalore

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    This is a small shok..However wait until elections.It seems Ambani will provide gas at a revised rate of $12-13 per unit after elections to compensate his spending on Na Mu Na's rallies and propaganda.

    The Gujarat government has demanded that center revise gas prices to $13-$14 per unit for reliance's blocks in KG basin...once this happens all prices will skyrocket....then pseudo nationalist Feku will come and pay your bills.
    Jai Na mu na!

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  • Ramesh S, mangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    NM, your initials itself sounds like NAMO!!..by the way Congress Govt, Congress MLAs hiked the property tax in Mangalore..what NAMO has to do with it..start cursing Congress, Lobo, Bawa..Jannanna also..in DW itself i read Jannanna's fiery statement against hiking tax!!

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  • Sudhakar, Kallianpur

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಗಾದೆ ಇದೆ "ಮೈ ತೆವಲು ತೀರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳೋಕೆ ಒಡಂಬಡಿಕೆ ಬೇಕು, ಬಾಯ್ ತೆವಲು ತೀರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳೋಕೆ ಎಲೆ ಅಡಿಕೆ ಬೇಕು" .

    ಆದರೆ N.M. ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಅದನ್ನು ಈ ರೀತಿ ಹೇಳಬಹದು "ಮೈ ತೆವಲು ತೀರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳೋಕೆ ಒಡಂಬಡಿಕೆ ಬೇಕು, ಬಾಯ್ ತೆವಲು ತೀರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳೋಕೆ ಮೋದಿಯೇ ಬೇಕು"

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Very Good. He does not digest his food without Modi name.

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  • Sandy, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Read that approval was signed already..Is roll back possible now when an electoral ' code of conduct' is in place? I don't know.. Just asking if roll back isn't possible, Congis in hot soup!

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  • KRPrabhu, Bangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Poojary attributed reason for his loosing election in 2009 as saying"I was busy in party work elsewhere and could not found much time for electioneering in Mangalore"

    This time he will say.."Property tax,garbage management tax was hiked on the eve of election,and I could not convince the voters properly/reasonably for such hike hence lost election which was my last chance"...
    Property tax hike has come as a shot in the arm for BJP in Mangalore....
    Poojarle ,are you listening?

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  • Allen, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Mr Poojary will break his own record of losing, no doubt!

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  • vicharwaadi, Mangalore/ Dunedin NZ

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    ATM are installed and managed by banks, not by taxpayers.
    No political party can claim credit for ATMs, Internet, etc...It is part of the global IT revolution..

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  • juliet mascarenhas, bejai mangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    We are ready to buy tickets and spend to ply from distant places to listen to opposition party hatred /feku speeches, but we are not ready to pay property tax. Can we expect exemption of property tax from the party which collects money for listening to speeches. .....The million dollar question.

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  • Langoolacharya, Belman/Washington,DC

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Are you saying taxes collected currently are well spent without waste,fraud and Corruption???

    If your answer is yes, then go ahead and increase.

    If your answer is no, then better stop this and try to stop waste, fraud and Corruption,,, try to save money there instead of burdening taxpayers who are currently over burdened...

    ...JH...

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  • Sudhakar, Kallianpur

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    ಉಂಡಿಯೇನೋ ಗುಂಡ ಎಂದರೆ ಮುಂಡಾಸು ಮೂರು ಮೊಳ ಎಂದನಂತೆ

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  • Rajesh Shetty, Mlore Shj

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Congress has been doing this same with their votebankers in another form since decades. But they still fall for it.

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  • Ozy, Surathkal

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    If this story is correct then Congress has no brain and its gone.

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  • ISMAIL.K.PERINJE, PERINJE

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    I believe there could be a statement of withdrawal of hiked property tax with immediate effect?

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  • Rajesh Shetty, Mlore Shj

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    A good topic to discuss on Golibaje pe Charcha with the local congress leader in their next press meet.

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  • India First, India

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Among all congress stands first in breaking election manifesto......... Do they have any moral right to make fake promises for the 2014 election ???

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  • D.P.SHETTY, Bahrain

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    The famous saying of Tulu applies to congress here.Ketta mele buddi & satta mele dukha.good luck to losser.

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  • Sudarshan, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    At the time of declaring that the Tax structure would not be changed at least for next 5 years,the legal provisions to change once in 3 years was not known to them? If no, then they are not fit to be in public office. As commented by Mr. Roshan, mere provision to hike does not justify the decision to hike, especially if the same person / party had promised to the masses otherwise. Now how do they expect us to vote them into power next time around???

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  • Deekshith, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Scamgress!!!

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  • Nithin Poojary, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Guys, please think the decision is taken just before the election...any govt will take any harsh and unpopular decision before elections...This is the move from Moily to defame Mr.Poojary...Please don't fall into Moily's prey...

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  • Langoolacharya, Belman/Washington,DC

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Nithin,

    Logically, any candidate who contests an upcoming election will not do this...however, if Poojary wants to win ...he needs to stop this immediately....

    ...JH...

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  • juliet mascarenhas, bejai mangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Whether Yes or No all that I need to know - Can the changes in Govt. bring about exemption in property tax. Who are the people holding large properties? from where does the money come to acquire large properties? Are they sincere in paying the taxes?If you make a survey you will find the truth.The tax payers money swallowed through corruption is once again invested in properties. So it goes round and round as the world itself is round. Now tell me Yes or No.

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  • KRPrabhu, Bangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Moily has nothing do anything here.Your argument is only an lane excese.When during election meetings Poojary categorically d that property property tax will not be hiked if congress comes to power,I too trusted him.Its my view that now he has become toothless tiger.Once empowered everything will be forgotten.Can we trust him in this election.Definitely not.So small matter he cant manage means what could be expected from him?This is the last chance for him and the Present decision has come to him as a serious blow on his dream of becoming MP once again.

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  • Tom Cat , Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    I feel sorry for voting BJP then Congress that to it was jr lobo and this will be the last time I will ever vote for them.

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  • Ashok, Manglaore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Ministers, MP's, MLA's,Mayors and corporators enjoying tax payers hard earned money...

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  • kaushik, manglore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Solution, congress mukt bharat

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  • KRPrabhu, Bangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Don't cast your vote to B.Janardhana Poojary....as we can't trust congress s manifesto.

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  • sid, mangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    No Wonder they are DONGI CONGIS !!!

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  • flavian dsouza, chik/banaglore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Volvo buses to Mangalore , 4 lane highway via Hassan to Mangalore,many new trains, ATM at every corner,mobile shop every 100 mts,international airport and flights, many things like this will come to you only if you pay taxes of course pilferage should be stopped at any cost

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  • Sudhakar, Kallianpur

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    You forgot to mention Rope-way from Chickmagalore to Agumbe through Sringeri. Sooooyya begane hogabahudu.

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  • Rajesh Shetty, Mlore Shj

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Finally a rope to Middle class is Congress's long term vision.

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  • KRPrabhu, Bangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Though none of the things will happen if taxes are paid,one thing is certain one liquor shop has come in every 100mts even before tax hike!
    Here the issue is regarding MCC tax and you are talking about national/international issues!

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  • Ramesh S, mangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    flavian, your comment resembles 'BHARATH NIRMAN' advertsment of Congress!!

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  • saurav mijar, mangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Where is Janardhana Poojary....? He should immediately resign from Congress......

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  • Godwin D'Souza, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Let the congress do what they want just like bjp did during their durbar then they will be thrown away, then AAP will rule. Sorry JP you are a good but wrong party.

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  • Roshan, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Congress must come out and explain, what necessitated the hike in tax. Just because there is a option to hike in three years, does not mean, it is justified automatically. It must explain to people, why it is necessary and what happens to the additional funds collected? When an explanation is provided with proper logic and supporting factual figures, people will understand, even if they don't appreciate. Congress consistently failed to explain people, it is high time, they amend their ways.

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  • Ryan, Kuwait

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Jo mein Boltha hoon, woh mein Ulta Karta hoon, Jo mein Nahi Bolta hoon, woh mein Deffinetly karta hoon..!!!

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  • Sudhir, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Ho raha bharat nirnama.....

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  • Vasant Raj, Mangalore / Abudhabi

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Congress is Bol Bachhan...

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  • PKS, mlore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Few days left for congress ,so they want to make more money by blackmailing tax payers before they loose this election.

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    The following PUNCH LINE suits better for congress :

    "Looting since 1947"

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    No wonder. Congress had been fooling people of the country since 1947.

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  • juliet mascarenhas, bejai mangalore

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Since 1947 People were wise enough to elect the fools than the crooked intellectuals.

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  • Prakash, Dubai

    Mon, Mar 17 2014

    Juliet..... Dont be fool in this election. You have to repent for another 5 years and NRIs have think several times to come to India on vacation even though we want to and we love our nation... .....

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