The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is all set to crack the whip on those who have defaulted on payment of property tax for a long period. They will be slapped distress warrants and their properties will be confiscated. In a circular issued on Tuesday, BBMP joint commissioner (revenue) M Venkatachalapathy asked officials to issue distress warrants and seize properties of chronic tax defaulters. He asked them to act immediately on the instruction and submit an action-taken report.
The agency aims to target property owners who have not paid tax even after being served showcause notices. Officials will identify 100 top defaulters in each assistant revenue office (ARO) zone and issue seizure warrants to them. Venkatachalapathy noted that several owners had been issued notices as many as three times but hadn’t responded. “Once the list is ready, fresh notices will be issued. The final step will be seizure of their properties,” he said.
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