The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has collected over Rs 1,110 crore as property tax in the April to June quarter, a surge ofꦯ over 40 per cent from the same period of time the previous year.
Addressing a press conference, Mayor Shelly Oberoi said the number of taxpayers has also increased to around 7.17 lakh. "A property tax of Rs 1,113 crore has been collected by the MCD," Oberoi said, adding that the f📖igure was higher than that of 2021 and 2022.
O𒀰beroi said the Municipal Corporation was making losses before despite collecting taxes earlier also. The people of Delhi have shown faith in the Aam Aadmi Party🐓 government, she said.
In 2021-22, the property taxܫ collected was Rs 695 crore, while it was Rs 540 crore in 2020-21. Lauding the higher tax collection, Delhi Chief Minister Arviꦇnd Kejriwal in a tweet said that people are voluntarily paying their taxes due to the presence of an honest government in Delhi.
"Earlier, people did not pay taxes during BJP's rule. They thought that the tax they paid would be💯 stolen. Now, after the formation of the Aam Aadmi Party government, people themselves have come forward and started paying taxes. They have faith that since there is an honest government🍌 now, every penny will be spent on the development of the people," Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi.
