Thursday, December 10, 2009

First provide service

MCD has proposed to impose professional and property tax on Delhiites one one hand without giving any assurance to improve the worsening condition of civic amenities in the city and spends 200 crores of tax payers' rupees on the payment of salaries to the 22,000 ghost employess on the other. MCD has lost moral authority to tax Delhiites untill it comes clean on the corruption allegations. It has been alleged that has been reported frequently in newspapers that there is rampant corruption at levels in MCD. There is also a strong nexus between officials and contractors to swindle the tax payers' money.A new ‘professional tax’ for those having an income of more than Rs 30,000 per month, five per cent hike in property tax rates and imposition of 20 per cent tax on “high-end non-residential” properties like high-class hotels, malls, AC gyms and clubs having swimming pools have been proposed in the budget.The MCD must ensure that the citizens of Delhi are not burdened any more. First they provide better and efficient service, then burden the Delhiites with further taxes.The steep rise in property tax with the spiralling prices of all essential commodities, edibles and vegetables have already broken the back of Delhiites. MCD is responsible for providing better civic amenities to the people. But being the national capital of India, the condition of civic amenities in Delhi is worse than that of a muffasil town of the country in distant corner. Taxing of high income group is relevant but at the same they must be given service in return. MCD has spelt no word on the betterment of the civic amenities. MCD has become the den of corruption and it is not doing its duties sincerely and honestly. Though the Congress, which is in opposition, has opposed the proposed tax of MCD, the ruling BJP has kept mum. 50 per cent rise in taxes in the given situation of sky-rocketing prices is completely senseless. MCD is draining the crores of rupees on ghost employess through corrupt practices on one hand and increasing taxes on the people on the other. If the MCD provided better civic amenities and assured the people to provide satisfactory services , the imposition of taxes on high income groups would not have been pinching.

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