GANJAM BAR ASSOCIATION SUBMITTED MEMORANDUM TO RDC OVER INCREASE OF HOLDING TAX
II ODISHABARTA II
BERHAMPUR: Tuesday amid hue and cry over multi-fold increase of holding tax in Berhampur Mahanagar today Ganjam Bar Association, Berhampur given a memorandum to the RDC,Southern Division, Berhampur.
The BeMC increased the holding tax after revision of benchmark value of land cost in the city by the district administration.
Notably, Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) has decided to collect revised holding tax from households and vendors from March, 2020.
The frontier of the Bar association told to scribe They demanded that tax revision be rationalised which otherwise would put a burden on residents as well as those staying on rent. Livelihood of small vendors and shopkeepers would also be affected due to this move.
they may stage road shows to protest unless until the Municipal administration changed their decision,otherwise,there is continued protest against the hike in holding tax and gheraoed BeMC office here they mention in their memorandum.
