<p>Ever since the geographical information system (GIS)-based property identification number was introduced, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had been insisting that there are 16.5 lakh properties in Bengaluru.<br /><br /></p>.<p>However, on Wednesday BBMP special commissioner V Rashmi said in the Palike Council that there are about 5.5 lakh to six lakh more properties in Bengaluru that are out of the tax net.<br /><br />Her statement came when the opposition BJP members pointed out the lacunae in the taxation system. She said the BBMP has upgraded the self-assessment scheme with an intention to reduce people's dependence on the revenue officers and instead pay the taxes on their own. <br /><br />“We want people to pay their taxes from home. The application calculates the taxes,” said Rashmi.<br /><br />The BJP's Kadu Malleswara ward corporator G Manjunath Raju said he has instances where in people who had not paid their taxes for previous years were able to get the tax receipts (challan) this year.<br /></p>
<p>Ever since the geographical information system (GIS)-based property identification number was introduced, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had been insisting that there are 16.5 lakh properties in Bengaluru.<br /><br /></p>.<p>However, on Wednesday BBMP special commissioner V Rashmi said in the Palike Council that there are about 5.5 lakh to six lakh more properties in Bengaluru that are out of the tax net.<br /><br />Her statement came when the opposition BJP members pointed out the lacunae in the taxation system. She said the BBMP has upgraded the self-assessment scheme with an intention to reduce people's dependence on the revenue officers and instead pay the taxes on their own. <br /><br />“We want people to pay their taxes from home. The application calculates the taxes,” said Rashmi.<br /><br />The BJP's Kadu Malleswara ward corporator G Manjunath Raju said he has instances where in people who had not paid their taxes for previous years were able to get the tax receipts (challan) this year.<br /></p>