Varanasi: Following detection of a lot of hotels paying a meager quantity in opposition to house tax estimated by means of the Varanasi Municipal Corporation in lakhs, the VMC has performed an enormous drive in opposition to such defaulters.
The drive led to over 200% bounce in tax collection of the VMC in past two-three months.
Trainee IAS and joint municipal commissioner Gaurav Songarwal, who is main this drive, told IdealNews on Thursday, “Under the on-going drive, the VMC tax collection teams raided two hotels in Bhelupur space. Against house tax Rs 1.90 lakh according to annum any such hotels was depositing best Rs 276 according to annum while the other was depositing best Rs nine,000 in opposition to annual tax assessed as Rs three.93 lakh according to annum.”
The hotels had been requested to transparent the dues or get able getting sealed. Songarwal stated that one of them paid Rs six lakh while other deposited Rs 2.50 lakh immediately and sought time to transparent all the dues.” Of total house tax 80% revenue is generated from constructions registered in commercial class. On analyzing the list of constructions in commercial class it surfaced that maximum defaulters had been owners of hotels, guest homes and accommodations, stated the officials.
Songarwal stated best 20 list of defaulters in each and every of 5 zones of VMC had been prepared to grasp the dues. The procedure was started after ensuring proper tax review of such defaulters, he stated including that the drive started yielding sure leads to past two-three months as according to day collection of house tax rose to Rs 25 lakh from Rs 10 -15 lakh. Target for house tax collection for 2018-19 financial year was of Rs 43 crore while Rs 34 crore had already been realized thus far, he stated.
The drive led to over 200% bounce in tax collection of the VMC in past two-three months.
Trainee IAS and joint municipal commissioner Gaurav Songarwal, who is main this drive, told IdealNews on Thursday, “Under the on-going drive, the VMC tax collection teams raided two hotels in Bhelupur space. Against house tax Rs 1.90 lakh according to annum any such hotels was depositing best Rs 276 according to annum while the other was depositing best Rs nine,000 in opposition to annual tax assessed as Rs three.93 lakh according to annum.”
The hotels had been requested to transparent the dues or get able getting sealed. Songarwal stated that one of them paid Rs six lakh while other deposited Rs 2.50 lakh immediately and sought time to transparent all the dues.” Of total house tax 80% revenue is generated from constructions registered in commercial class. On analyzing the list of constructions in commercial class it surfaced that maximum defaulters had been owners of hotels, guest homes and accommodations, stated the officials.
Songarwal stated best 20 list of defaulters in each and every of 5 zones of VMC had been prepared to grasp the dues. The procedure was started after ensuring proper tax review of such defaulters, he stated including that the drive started yielding sure leads to past two-three months as according to day collection of house tax rose to Rs 25 lakh from Rs 10 -15 lakh. Target for house tax collection for 2018-19 financial year was of Rs 43 crore while Rs 34 crore had already been realized thus far, he stated.
Noose tightens around hotels & bldgs evading tax
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