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The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown, (M&CC) has extended further amnesty to citizens who are in default of paying their taxes.According to information disseminated on Monday by City Hall’s Public Relations Officer, Debra Lewis, the Council has decided to extend amnesty on interest on rates until the end of November.Within the last two months, City Hall’s amnesty project has reportedly garnered more than $536M in outstanding rates.As such, the Council has decided to extend the project from November 1 to November 30. According to the statement, the Council is cognizant that many property owners are making strident efforts to put themselves in order.In this regard, special petitions for considerations were made by several property owners,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, who explained that they were unable to access the facility during the allocated period.Additionally, the Council wishes to thank the property owners who took advantage of the amnesty, which has placed the administration in a better financial position to provide vital services to the citizenry.The Georgetown M&CC has from time to time, offered delinquent taxpayers waivers on tax interest through amnesty.The venture is seen as a method of collecting hundreds of millions of dollars. The tax amnesty project, which was launched on September1, last, saw persons meeting with a panel to have their tax issues resolved.Under the project, residential properties will receive total amnesty on tax interest, but companies and businesses were required to apply to the Council for between 50 -75 percent amnesty on tax interest. Following investigations, the Council found that approximately 300 businesses are in default of paying taxes, this year.At present, the M&CC administration is currently at an advanced stage of planning for its estimates of revenue and expenditure for 2016. One aspect of the budget is an aggressive debt collection strategy to collect outstanding amounts owed to Council. |
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