JK News Today
Jammu, February 25 : Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Saturday that the property tax imposed in Jammu and Kashmir will be implemented in consultation with the public and citizens as he underscored yet again that the tax is aimed to develop cities to enable them to emerge as engines of growth .
In a tweet , L G Sinha assured the people of the Union Territory of J&K that,” implementation of the ( property tax) shall be done in consultation with general public,” and emphasised: “ Common citizens’ interests will be protected.”
This assurance is aimed to soothe the frayed feelings of the common man who , in the absence of the back up explanation and backgrounder of the imposition of property tax , is nurturing several fears .
L G Sinha has also offered a brief but purposeful explanation as to how the property tax can change the face of the cities and make them to move with a pace as engines of growth. In another tweet , LG said : Our cities must witness rapid development and emerge as engines of growth . For that financial sustainability of cities is necessary . Property tax in J&K will be one of the lowest in the country and will be used for improving public amenities .
