NMC starts levying property tax on open spaces, including gardens

Nagpur | Sunday | 17th February, 2019

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Assessment of these lands has started.Assistant commissioner of NMC property tax department Milind Meshram told TOI that even NMC gardens are being brought under property tax purview. They include gardens, agriculture lands, abandoned open lands, private lands where no layouts have been laid etc. Tax on NMC buildings, gardens and open spaces will be a book adjustment.“Norms say tax has to be levied on all structures and open lands. Nagpur: In a first for the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), it has started to levy property tax on big open spaces, including gardens and agriculture lands. After addition of big open spaces, the number of properties under tax will increase further..