Gujarat govt announces rebate scheme on taxes collected by Municipalities

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has announced about Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav rebate scheme to give relaxation in taxes collected by the municipalities across the state.

The scheme will provide relaxations from the taxes collected for infrastructural services by the municipalities such as property tax, normal water tax, special water tax, light tax, sewage tax and so on. The 10 percent concession will be given to the people who pay tax in advance before 31st May 2022 for the financial year 2022-23. Additional 5 percent concession will be given to the people who pay the tax through mobile app or online portal of E-Nagar. Thus, a total 15 percent concession will be given for digital transactions for tax payment. The people whose tax payment for the properties of previous years is pending will be 100 % exempted from notice fee, instalment, penalty and warrant fee.