Karnal, July 28 (HP)
After repeatedly sending service tax notices to the central departments by the municipal corporation, there is no change in the situation, according to the corporation officials, the central departments have to pay more than Rs 112 crore as service tax to the municipal corporation. For 13 years, the corporation officials have been sending notice after notice to the central departments, yet nothing is happening in the direction of paying the tax. Due to which the municipal commissioner called a meeting of the officers of the central departments, in which he was instructed to pay the service tax. For this, budget provision should be made by contacting the headquarters, because the corporation does not have any other source of income.
Services tax etc. are provided to the residents of the city, on which the Corporation has to spend a lot.
corporation commissioner held a meeting
Corporation Commissioner Abhishek Meena said that Rs 112 crore 12 lakh 89 thousand 439 is outstanding towards the central departments as service charge of the Municipal Corporation. To repay this, Municipal Commissioner Abhishek Meena held a meeting with the officials of the said departments on Friday. These include 5 offices of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 6 offices of Bharat Sanchar Nigam and Colony and 1 office of Income Tax Department. In the meeting, the corporator also listened to the problems of the central officials. He instructed the tax branch of the corporation to make notices to all the central departments according to the annual service charge.
