Properties of tax defaulters sealed
The property tax wing of the municipal corporation sealed six properties of tax defaulters in various areas of the city on Tuesday. Field staff of the MC has started sealing the buildings of tax defaulters to enhance recovery.
A team of the MC led by MC Secretary Sushant Bhatia along with South Zone in-charge Jaswinder Singh, Central zone
in-charge Superintendent Harbans Lal sealed a cement warehouse at Lahori Gate, an electronic shop ‘Vicky Electrical’, designer shop ‘Omkar Designer’, Baker’s Point, Salon Hub and Tech India Education in Gurbakhsh Nagar.
During the drive, some shopkeepers deposited the pending tax amount on the spot to prevent the sealing. Today, the property
tax wing recovered ~4,20,520 from Central and Halka zones
Sushant Bhatia said on the instructions of the MC Commissioner today, they took action against tax defaulters in the Central and South constituencies. “Residents of the city should pay their property tax before September 30 to avail a 10 per cent discount on the current tax. In case of pending tax of previous years, we have started the sealing drive and it will continue in the next few days. Notices have been issued and sealing will be done under Section 138-C of the Municipal Corporation Act, 1976,” he said.
“It is also observed that all hotels and commercial establishments in Central and south constituencies have been asked to submit documents related to their property and to whom notice has been issued under Section 112-A of the Municipal Corporation Act, 1976. If they do not submit their due property tax, the sealing process will continue,” added Bhatia.
