A delegation from the Chandigarh Traders Association comprising met the Chief Secretary of Chandigarh at the UT Secretariat.

A delegation from the Chandigarh Traders Association, Sector 17— comprising President Sh. Kamaljit Singh Panchhi, Mandeep Singh, Amit Jain, Naresh Bansal and Vikas Battha —met with the Chief Secretary of Chandigarh at the UT Secretariat. During the meeting, the delegation strongly urged the Chief Secretary to reconsider the recent hike in property tax and to take necessary measures to reduce it in the interest of city residents. Mr. Panchhi stated that the increase is unjustified and unacceptable to the city's trading community.

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With commercial property tax doubling from 3% to 6% and residential property tax tripling from 3% to 9%, citizens are facing immense financial pressure, He emphasized that implementing such a steep hike all at once is unreasonable and will place an excessive burden on property owners, The delegation expressed concern over the proposed increase in penalties for bylaw violations, which would rise from a modest Rs 500 to as much as Rs 1 l