*Municipal Corporation urges citizens to pay property tax on or before 31st May, to avail statutory rebate*
*Gives option of paying garbage cess along with property tax and avail two month rebate by depositing bill in advance, by 31st May*
*Chandigarh, May 26:-* The Municipal Corporation urged citizens to pay their property tax within the rebate period which ends on May 31, after which, a 25% penalty and interest at 12% per annum will be levied on the due tax from the date of issue of the tax bill to the date of actual payment.
MC Commissioner, Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS appealed to all the citizens of city beautiful that though payment of garbage cess with property tax, is optional, if citizens pay both, by 31.05.2024, they can avail the benefits of statutory rebates. She also clarified that after 31st May, the rebate is not applicable and additional 25% penalty is imposed on the annual property tax along with 12% interest on the whole pending dues.
She further said that property tax bills may also be downloaded from the following links:
(https://sampark.chd.nic.in/Epayment/Services/TermConditions.aspx for Residential Properties
https://sampark.chd.nic.in/Epayment/Services/PAID/CommercialPropertyTax/CommercialTaxPayment.aspx for rest of the properties. She said that the MCC has distributed total 108372 property tax bills through post office and through special messenger to the residential properties and non residential properties.
The Commissioner clarified that Statutory rebate of 20% rebate on annual property tax for residential properties and 10% on the rest of the properties can be availed if whole amount is paid by 31st May.
Wrt Garbage cess, She further clarified that if advance payment for whole year is deposited, user fee for only 10 months is charged instead of 12 months. Similarly for advance payment of 6 months user fee is charged for 5 and a half month.
The Commissioner said that a user also has an option to deposit only the property tax dues and not the garbage fee as per his/her own will to avail the benefit of statutory rebate of property tax only. In such a case rebate of user fee won’t be granted however appropriate rebate on property tax shall be granted. In case of any other clarification or issue, office of Municipal Corporation Chandigarh, New Deluxe Building, Sector 17 E, Chandigarh may be visited on working days from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM or may reach the authorities for clarity and resolution of grievance if any.
