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Tk 1.36 er N’ganj municipality taxes outstanding

By Ehsanul Huq
NARAYANGANJ, Sept 15 : Taxes of hHarayanganj municipality of about Taka 1.36.71,3 10. both in the private and [ ublic sectors, remain outstand! ng for the last 20 years, an (official of the authority concerned informed.
I» during 1991-92 »sed at Taka , including Taka previous arrear .00,000 and Taka current demand.
15,00,000 ( about ) has so far been 1990-91, about 42 taxes was coles said.
ir taxes of dlffcr-lent organisations to about Taka
70,00,000 while outstanding amount of 36 semi-govern-ment and private sectors were calculated at about Taka 66,71,000, officials said. Num ber of holdings under Narayan-ganj municipality totalled about 13,000.
The sources said that the big defaulters are Bangladesh Railway with outstanding amount of Taka 2,62,189, RA JUK with Taka 2.47,332, Police Department with Taka 1.14,236, Crescent Bangladesh Limited with Taka 1.43,629, PWD with Taka 1,05.000. Bangladesh Fabrics with Taka 1.70,000, Food Department with Taka 1.88.000. Joha Brothers with Taka 1,08.375. BTMC with Taka 20.993. Ahmed Jutex Limited with
Taka 44.625, Bawa Jute Mills with Taka 87,159, Fire Service with Taka 32,561, Jatylo Samobay Sb 11 pa Sangstha with Taka 87,600 and Rupali Jute Belling with Taka 48,000.
A spokesman of the municipal committee told The Dally Star that it would be very difficult to finance the development projects of the municipality with such big dues lying outstanding.
While explaining various problems and difficulties faced by the municipality, he said Irregular collection of taxes and lack of coordination with other developing agencies, lead to public suffering.
One of the causes of financial crisis of the municipality Is
the increased revenue expenditure. he informed. Referring to the accumulation of large amount of arrears, he said that a tendency had developed among a section of citizens to treat the municipal taxes lightly.
Sector wise observation reveals that the jute sector become the biggest defaulter In terms of huge arrear taxes.
The authority said that proper assessment of tax on holdings was not possible due to concealment of actual return to municipal assessors by the house owners which results In reduced receipts.
Apart from these, Narayan-ganj municipality failed to police! any marriage tax so far.