There was a huge rush at the property tax collection centres of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Sunday, the last date for paying the second installment of property tax for 2009-10 without penalty, raising the levy collection for the yearto Rs500 crore. “Our online property tax collections have touched Rs18crore. The online collection on Sunday alone stood at Rs35 lakh," a senior BBMP official said.
Shivananjaiah, who was the last person to pay property tax without penalty on Sunday at the BBMP office in Mayo Hall, said: “We as human beings have a tendency to postpone work till the last date. Paying tax is no exception.”
Devendrappa, assistant revenue officer at the Mayo Hall BBMP office, told DNA, “About Rs75 lakh was collected at our office on Sunday alone. In the three wards of Neelasandra, Shantinagar and Richmond Town that come under our jurisdiction, there are 20,000 property holders and 75% of them have paid the property tax. Notices are being issued to 6,000 property holders who have till date not paid the property tax. The defaulters will now have to pay the property tax along with a 2% monthly penalty," he said.
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