The proposal of tax exemption has been in the dust for two years now
The hands of the state government on the ears of the political puppet
Pimpri. Representative
City BJP office bearers approved a proposal to waive the six-month income tax levied on all residential, non-residential and industrial properties in Pimpri-Chinchwad to all workers, traders, businessmen and small scale industries in Corona. However, for the last two years, the proposal has been in the dustbin of the state government. There is a wave of outrage in the city as the proposal has been suppressed by the Mahavikas Aghadi, which shows great compassion for the poor and needy. At least the Guardian Minister Ajit Pawar, however, took the initiative to approve the proposal, but he too was reluctant to do so.
The lockdown, imposed after the outbreak of the corona, shut down all businesses in the city. Everyone had to face huge losses. In view of this situation, the BJP leaders decided to waive the income tax for six months from March 2020. The meeting also approved the resolution in August. However, as of April 2022, no decision has been made yet.
The city has a record of about five and a half lakh properties. Through this, the corporation gets an average income of up to Rs. 650 crores in a year. If the income tax was waived, the corporation would have to bear a heavy burden. The municipality had shown readiness to bear this cost at its own level. However, the state government has not given final approval. As a result, the purpose for which the decision was made did not go unnoticed by the townspeople.
However, the state government had the final say in the decision, which was credited to the BJP. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar could have taken the initiative as the Guardian Minister of the city and accepted the decision immediately. He demanded that the government should take appropriate decision regarding the demand of local people’s representatives. However, this letter was not taken into consideration by the Government. The BJP is alleging that the Mahavikas Aghadi government, which is politicizing everything, has turned a blind eye to the proposal.
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The term of the BJP-ruled municipality ended on March 13. Commissioner Rajesh Patil was appointed as the administrator. Patil is acting at the behest of the Deputy Chief Minister and giving a lenient measure to the NCP, a similar discussion is going on in the political circles. Against this background, the question is whether a final decision on tax exemption will be made now. The citizens of this city have been facing many crises in the last two years. The worst of the Corona epidemic has hit the industrial city.
