CCI rejects property Tax in J&K, asks Govt to come with land policy

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CCI rejects property Tax in J&K, asks Govt to come with land policy

2/24/2023 10:54:54 PM

Early Times Report

Jammu, Feb 24: Arun Gupta, President CCI held a Press Conference today at Chamber House. While addressing the media persons Arun Gupta said that govt had last year decided to take this initiative, but CCI played its due role and took up this issue with the government and successfully got it stalled. Now again the government had decided to implement the property tax w.e.f 1st April 2023 and issued a statutory order SO-87 in this regard.
Arun Gupta further said that at present there is no land policy and we are of the firm opinion that government should come up with a land policy so that the people of Jammu and Kashmir can get the ownership rights / lease rights. At present the people of Jammu are much disturbed by non cooperative attitude of the government instead of giving relief to the general public, government is imposing this property tax.
The business community has out rightly rejected imposition of this property tax in the meeting held yesterday in Chamber House and the participants/ Presidents of different Bazar and Trade Associations unanimously opposed the implementation of Property Tax and demanded immediate withdrawal of this SRO. They were of the firm opinion that if the government refuses to withdraw this SRO the Chamber should go for Jammu Bandh.
By imposing property tax the government is of the view that by way of imposing the property tax the, municipal bodies and local bodies will get central aid which otherwise they are loosing due to non-implementation of property tax. We are of the firm opinion that the states where this property tax is applicable they are already developed state/UT’s and our comparison with the nearby State/UT’s cannot be justified.
If we compare the tax rates applicable in Chandigarh UT this way we are comparing highly developed UT with our under developed UT, even where the basic amenities which are required by common people are not available here.
Chamber is of the firm opinion that this SRO should be withdrawn by the government to give a sigh of relief to the people of Jammu and Kashmir UT.
Further if the government fails to understand our feeling than we shall have no other option but to go for a bandh call by consulting civil societies, Bar Association and others.

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