PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Local Government department has sought Rs4.80 billion from the provincial government after it advised Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMAs) to waive next year’s property tax.
According to sources, the provincial government has advised not to collect property tax next year and had sought the opinion of the local government in this regard.
Sources said that Rs4 billion has been provided to TMAs as compensation for the non-collection of property tax this year on the basis of data collected during the financial year 2019-20 (FY20) whereas the department has now demanded a 20 per cent increase in the amount for doing the same in 2022.
It is worth mentioning that the KP government has waived property tax till June 30 because of Covid-19 lockdowns due to which TMAs were facing financial difficulties due to reduction in revenue.
