Tribune News Service

Amritsar, August 6

Amritsar Municipal Corporation issued a notice to a prominent shopping mall on the GT Road to pay property tax worth Rs 35.30 crore. The mall authorities were asked to pay dues from 2014-15 to 2019-20 after scrutinising the old self-assessed payments of property tax.

The officials of MC stated that one of the prominent shopping malls of the city was paying Rs 66 lakh property tax every year. Now, the Property Tax Department of the MC after conducting scrutiny of all rented showrooms found that the said mall had to pay Rs 35.30 crore of pending tax.

The Property Tax Department of the MC has been conducting scrutiny of all commercial buildings of the city and issuing notices to pay the pending taxes.

On last Tuesday, the Municipal Corporation had sealed six properties of defaulters, whose cheques were dishonoured. MC Commissioner Malwinder Singh Jaggi has instructed to take strict action against defaulters. After sealing the building, the MC has collected more than 60 lakh property tax.

Malwinder Singh Jaggi urged residents to get the benefit of rebate of tax payment and deposit the tax before September 30. Otherwise, a strict action will be taken against defaulters.

“The notices will be served to all defaulters till the end of month and sealing drives would be conducted for the recovery of tax,” said Jaggi.