Islamabad: The Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) has received a request from the Chief Commissioner’s office to extend the deadline for the submission of property taxes, a news source reported. This happened as a result of a delay in issuance of tax notices, which were sent out a week before the deadline on September 30.
The Chief Commissioner Amer Ali Ahmed received complaints from tax payers regarding the matter. He then issued a letter to the MCI, asking them to relax the deadline, as the tax payers were already troubled by the hike in their taxes of up to 200%. He emphasised that the residents of Islamabad were facing trouble meeting the deadline, so the MCI should consider the request for the convenience of the general public.
The Mayor of Islamabad and Executive Head of the MCI Sheikh Anser Aziz informed the press that an extension of the deadline was already on the agenda for the upcoming meeting of the MCI. They authority had planned to extend the last date for submitting property taxes to October 31, and the announcement will be made after consultation with the MCI house.
The increase in property taxes was approved in December 2018 by the MCI, and was to be implemented from July 1, 2019. On average, those who previously paid PKR 8,000 and PKR 12,000, will now be charged PKR 18,000 and PKR 25,000, respectively.
