EDMC Budget : Jago Delhi Jago !

EDMC Commissioner Mr S S Yadav today announced a whole lot of NEW TAXES for East Delhi.  

Property Tax : It's quite strange that instead of widening the Tax net, EDMC is harrassing those who are already paying it and those who are not in their Tax net have again gone scot free.  Property tax in the area is likely to go up with East Delhi Municipal Corporation today proposing an increase of property valuation by 1.6 times and imposing education cess and betterment tax on it.

Betterment Tax : What betterment Tax they can charge to the residents when the Roads condition has worsened. Traffic jams have widely increased the travelling time. Pollution levels are touching the peaks. Yamuna has been converted into a drain. The Dirty drain water is being supplied as drinking water. The residents have to suffer from Dengu to Swine flu due to the declining sanitary conditions.  But expect a 10 % Betterment Tax on Property Tax. Rs. 22 Crores expected by EDMC.

Education Cess : Just ask the Parents that how many would like to send their wards to a MCD Govt school for education. No quality, no standards, no compatibility with any of the private schools. Just for the future of kids, parents are forced to pay high fees to the private schools so that kids could compete with the future. Govt or MCD has totally failed to provide quality education to students of Middle class or lower middle class segments.  But again a 5 % Education cess on Property tax. Rs. 11 crores expected by EDMC.

Professional Tax : Professionals are already paying Income Tax / Service Tax and many other related Taxes. Businessmen are already in the net of CST, VAT, EXCISE etc. etc. Why a new tax at all ?  Professional Tax of Rs. 1200 to 2400 on vatious Income slabs.

Generator Tax :  Those using Generators have to pay this. Seems Govt won't leave you in any segment, you may be.  Electricity Tax on Generators of 5 KW and above.

Car Parking : They are not able to provide any new parking, any better parking in the area. The parking mafia is already making good money. Now they want to make it at minute rate basis for the further harrasments of users of parking sites. Minute based Car Parking rates with 50 % additional for Peak hours between 5pm to 9pm & monthly parking charges up from Rs. 500 to Rs. 1500

It's just politics or the impact of trifurcation of MCD, but one thing is clear that one who elects any form of govt is the one who is forced to pay for the working of that form of Govt. None bothers if you can or can't afford it.

JAGO DELHI JAGO !

B S Vohra