<p>Citizens get a five per cent rebate if they pay their property tax before April 30, but some paying online are being deprived of the rebate.</p>.<p>Of 10 online taxpayers Metrolife spoke to, three said they hadn’t received the rebate. BBMP revenue officials attribute it to a software glitch.</p>.<p>Anand Thirtha from B.PAC says the software is outdated, but the BBMP is persisting with it.</p>.<p>“This problem has been around for many years. Not just revenue, many of our government official websites aren’t up to date,” he says.</p>.<p>A senior official said some of the other problems reported by citizens, such as inability to pay online, were probably caused by too many trying to pay simultaneously.</p>.<p><strong>What BBMP says</strong><br />If you pay property tax online before April 30, and are not given a rebate, contact your BBMP zonal revenue officer.</p>
<p>Citizens get a five per cent rebate if they pay their property tax before April 30, but some paying online are being deprived of the rebate.</p>.<p>Of 10 online taxpayers Metrolife spoke to, three said they hadn’t received the rebate. BBMP revenue officials attribute it to a software glitch.</p>.<p>Anand Thirtha from B.PAC says the software is outdated, but the BBMP is persisting with it.</p>.<p>“This problem has been around for many years. Not just revenue, many of our government official websites aren’t up to date,” he says.</p>.<p>A senior official said some of the other problems reported by citizens, such as inability to pay online, were probably caused by too many trying to pay simultaneously.</p>.<p><strong>What BBMP says</strong><br />If you pay property tax online before April 30, and are not given a rebate, contact your BBMP zonal revenue officer.</p>
