Chittagong Bureau :
Amid ongoing protests, Chittagong City Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin is sticking to his guns over raising the holding tax on city dwellers and building owners.Last year, the city corporation introduced a new rule, according to which taxes will assessed on the basis of rent of an establishment.
The mayor had then said they will adopt a ‘zero-tolerance’ on the issue.But taxpayers have been demanding a return to the old system of tax based on per square foot of a structure.
At a press conference on Wednesday, a taxpayers’ forum gave the city corporation a month’s ultimatum to meet the demand and threatened agitations, including shutdowns.Speaking at a programme of distributing bins for garbage collection on Friday, Mayor Nasir once again made it clear he was adamant on the issue. “Those who are wealthy and capable must pay holding tax because that brings funds to the city corporation to serve the people,” he said but he said “The poor people will not be forced.”
In March 2016, the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC), during its ‘Five-yearly Tax Evaluation Programme,’ said building and house owners will have to pay 17 percent holding tax on the rent they get.
The CCC has already started the process to assess holding taxes in line with the new rule Mayor Nasir, whose electoral pledges included not raising the taxes, now says that it’s the government’s call and he is only complying with local government ministry’s ordinance.
Action against illegal rickshaws soon : Mayor : The Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) mayor AJM Nasir Uddin on Friday said there is no option to run the unregistered rickshaws and motor run rickshaws here in the port city. We will take action against the unregistered rickshaws and motor run rickshaws soon. Nasir made the remark on Friday while presiding over a meeting at city corporation seminar hall yesterday evening.
Addressing the meeting, the mayor said, “We will take necessary action to make the roads and footpaths free from such illegally-run vehicles. So, we will evict the illegal occupiers of footpaths as well as make the city traffic congestion-free one.” For ensuring traffic congestion-free port city, we will take action against the unregistered rickshaws and motor-run rickshaws soon. There is no option to run the unregistered ones here in the port city, said CCC mayor.
Nasir Uddin further said that the city corporation has undertaken several projects. The development projects include; development of infrastructure, drainage and environment; digging of 26 cannels, Rajakhali Khal excavation, airport road development and garbage processing project, procurement of 20 AC buses for city area, bus and truck terminal construction, development of Patenga and Thandacharia area as tourist spot, set up the plant of power from garbage, construction of new cyclone centers, preservation of ponds and dighis and open grounds in city, construction of flats for people living at hillside with risk, introducing of commuter train services, construction of inner ring roads and waterway transports, transforming of the tube light factory of CCC to LED bulb factory etc.
The mayor urged to the officials to work hard to implement the projects and make Chittagong clean and green one. Among others, acting chief executive officer of CCC Mohammed Abul Hossain, chief revenue officer Dr Muhammed Mostafijur Rahman, chief education officer Najia Sharmin, secretary of CCC Lt Colonel Mohiuddin Ahamed, chief accounts officer Mohammed Saifuddin, Chief Cleaning officer Shaikh Shafiqul Manan Siddiki, Superintendent Engineer Mohammed Rafiqul Islam Manik, Engineers Mohammed Mahafujul Haque, Monirul Husa, Dr Ashis Mukharjee, Ashek Rasul Tipu and Abdur Rahim addressed the meetings.
Amid ongoing protests, Chittagong City Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin is sticking to his guns over raising the holding tax on city dwellers and building owners.Last year, the city corporation introduced a new rule, according to which taxes will assessed on the basis of rent of an establishment.
The mayor had then said they will adopt a ‘zero-tolerance’ on the issue.But taxpayers have been demanding a return to the old system of tax based on per square foot of a structure.
At a press conference on Wednesday, a taxpayers’ forum gave the city corporation a month’s ultimatum to meet the demand and threatened agitations, including shutdowns.Speaking at a programme of distributing bins for garbage collection on Friday, Mayor Nasir once again made it clear he was adamant on the issue. “Those who are wealthy and capable must pay holding tax because that brings funds to the city corporation to serve the people,” he said but he said “The poor people will not be forced.”
In March 2016, the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC), during its ‘Five-yearly Tax Evaluation Programme,’ said building and house owners will have to pay 17 percent holding tax on the rent they get.
The CCC has already started the process to assess holding taxes in line with the new rule Mayor Nasir, whose electoral pledges included not raising the taxes, now says that it’s the government’s call and he is only complying with local government ministry’s ordinance.
Action against illegal rickshaws soon : Mayor : The Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) mayor AJM Nasir Uddin on Friday said there is no option to run the unregistered rickshaws and motor run rickshaws here in the port city. We will take action against the unregistered rickshaws and motor run rickshaws soon. Nasir made the remark on Friday while presiding over a meeting at city corporation seminar hall yesterday evening.
Addressing the meeting, the mayor said, “We will take necessary action to make the roads and footpaths free from such illegally-run vehicles. So, we will evict the illegal occupiers of footpaths as well as make the city traffic congestion-free one.” For ensuring traffic congestion-free port city, we will take action against the unregistered rickshaws and motor-run rickshaws soon. There is no option to run the unregistered ones here in the port city, said CCC mayor.
Nasir Uddin further said that the city corporation has undertaken several projects. The development projects include; development of infrastructure, drainage and environment; digging of 26 cannels, Rajakhali Khal excavation, airport road development and garbage processing project, procurement of 20 AC buses for city area, bus and truck terminal construction, development of Patenga and Thandacharia area as tourist spot, set up the plant of power from garbage, construction of new cyclone centers, preservation of ponds and dighis and open grounds in city, construction of flats for people living at hillside with risk, introducing of commuter train services, construction of inner ring roads and waterway transports, transforming of the tube light factory of CCC to LED bulb factory etc.
The mayor urged to the officials to work hard to implement the projects and make Chittagong clean and green one. Among others, acting chief executive officer of CCC Mohammed Abul Hossain, chief revenue officer Dr Muhammed Mostafijur Rahman, chief education officer Najia Sharmin, secretary of CCC Lt Colonel Mohiuddin Ahamed, chief accounts officer Mohammed Saifuddin, Chief Cleaning officer Shaikh Shafiqul Manan Siddiki, Superintendent Engineer Mohammed Rafiqul Islam Manik, Engineers Mohammed Mahafujul Haque, Monirul Husa, Dr Ashis Mukharjee, Ashek Rasul Tipu and Abdur Rahim addressed the meetings.
