Chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced a waiver scheme of interest on unpaid tax of non-agricultural land. This was decided at the cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
She said that as the lockdown had started from March 23, people faced difficulties to pay ‘khajna’. She mentioned that already the government has made a norm to give relaxation to agriculture landowners and this move is an effort to give relief to non-agricultural landowners.
The CM, who also heads the land and land reforms department, said that there is a norm that if tax of any particular year is unpaid then the land department charges interest to the tune of about 6.3% on the unpaid tax.
“This will give them some relief during the pandemic as many have been facing financial crisis due to lockdown and failed to pay tax. We decided that till June 2021 they can pay the tax without any interest. Thus, they can pay the unpaid annual tax without any interest till June 2021.”
The CM also released a book, Bangla Moder Gorbo, on Tuesday. She also announced that to help artisans and craftsmen, 617 melas and exhibitions would be organised to create 3.6 lakh jobs.
