The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started issuing Property Tax bills to Mumbaikars, but citizens who own a house smaller than 500 sq. ft have been exempted from the property tax as the Maharashtra State Government has failed to clarify whether to exempt the same for the houses up to 500 sq. ft. area. Hence, the decision was taken by the officials themselves, to not issue the same for some concerned citizens.
Back in 2017, during the BMC elections, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackery had assured that if the party came to power, they would consider exempting the property tax on houses of up to 500 sq. ft.. Last year, the party formed an alliance with Congress and NCP and came into power after winning the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly Elections.
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However, the unresolved confusion between the state government and the BMC has led to the issue today, where officials are unsure about the decision.
Meanwhile, BMC’s revenue has also witnessed a dip till December 2019 after it decided make the exemption in property tax collection. BMC has collected nearly ₹1,700 crore as revenue from property tax till December 2019, which is ₹900 crore lesser than the ₹2,400 crore earned during the same period in 2018.
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