Rise in Water Tax in Kolkata
Political and revenue tough decisions have been changed frequently resulting in the high rise in water tax in Kolkata. Mamta Banerjee has been around handling issues against water tax since the time Subrata Mukherjee was a mayor in the year 2000. The fact lies on the other side that Kolkata Municipal Corporation has been secretly collecting water tax from the Housing complexes since 2007.
Highrises and government housing apartments still form the base of the water tax net but it will inevitably be cast wide. KMC has decided to bring all upcoming high-rises or government housing complexes under mandatory water tax scheme in the next couple of years, say sources. “We will install water meters in all these residential apartments and charge a fee from the flat owners. This will augment our revenue,” said a KMC water supply department official.
Tivoli Court on Ballygunge Circular Road and City High on Anwar Shah Road are some of the apartments where flat owners have been paying water tax for four years, while political leaders — including Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee — have been arguing against this issues.
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