The Municipal Corporation of Ajmer has warned shops and business establishments in the city to deposit the urban development tax and has issued notices to 269 people.
The corporation claimed that it has collected Rs 2.55 crore in tax from June to September. Two shops were seized in the last one week who were unable to deposit tax.
AMC officials on Monday issued notices to 269 people to deposit urban development tax immediately. AMC warned that it will seize their shops and impose penalty if they fail to pay the tax . Officials said the urban development tax is the main source of income for the municipal corporation and therefore they are asking shop owners and business establishments to deposit tax immediately. Last week, two shops at Purani Mandi and Ravan ki Bagichi were seized by AMC.
Meanwhile, business owners said this year they ran into losses due to the pandemic and lockdown and therefore unable to deposit the tax. They said that looking at such conditions, the state government must give relaxation in tax or in time period so that businessmen can earn something and pay the taxes. Certain market associations also sent memorandum to the chief minister to get relaxation this year. But AMC claimed that they have to collect tax for the development of the city and therefore cannot provide any relaxation. “We will start seizing 20 to 30 properties every day in the coming days,” warned an official.
