
GVMC proposal on new property tax untenable, says former bureaucrat
The Hindu
‘Issue of draft notification made a mockery of local self-governance’
The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation’s proposal to shift the property tax regime from annual rental value (ARV) to capital value (CV), is untenable and against the letter and spirit of democracy, said former Union secretary E.A.S. Sarma. In a letter to the Chief Secretary on Monday, he pointed out that the civic body passing the resolution on January 31, 2021, when there was no elected civic body and at a time when it was known to the government that the elections would be held shortly, as per court orders, was undemocratic.More Related News

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