Opposition parties hit the state government Thursday, saying the “indiscriminate property tax hike” was causing agony among people already in trouble due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mahila Congressional President K. Prameelamma upset the manner in which the government made its “unilateral decision” to raise property taxes, water taxes, and sewer charges.
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“We are planning a protest rally. The center and state governments have raised the prices of petroleum products, causing the prices of essential raw materials to skyrocket. How can the state government take such an unjustified step amid the pandemic? She asked.
The chairman of Rayalaseema Porata Samithi, Fr. Naveen Kumar Reddy, said the move was unfortunate. He also skinned the bureaucrats who had recommended increasing the tax on the capital value rather than the income from the buildings. he called for a year of tax breaks that would provide much-needed aid to people who have lost their livelihoods.
BJP State Spokesman G. Bhanuprakash Reddy accused the state government of doing nothing to promote good governance. “Although the government uses lofty words like self-sufficiency, reform and tax rationalization, its goal is to impose heavy taxes on the common man,” he said.
He recalled the public assurances given by City Administration Minister Botcha Satyanarayana that the increase would not exceed 15% and wondered how the government could go back to its word after winning the polls.