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Bosky Khanna ByExpress News ServiceBENGALURU: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials have neither updated the list of property tax defaulters nor know how much money is due to them. According to revenue officials: “At llast count, there are 1,80,363 defaulters in the City, where the minimum amount is Rs 10,000 and the maximum goes into crores of rupees. According to BBMP records, there are 19 lakh properties in Bengaluru which come under the tax ambit and every day around 60,000- 70,000 new properties are added to the tax list. “During the assessment, it has also been found that since the defaulters’ list is not updated, the target collection from property tax is also not updated. The amount will reduce once the defaulters’ list is updated..