No need to re-apply for 40% property tax rebate

Citizens who have already submitted the Property Tax (PT) 3 form to avail the 40% property tax rebate for self-occupied homes will not need to reapply, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) officials clarified on Monday.

- Abhay Khairnar

PUNE:

The PMC confirmed that the rebate will automatically reflect in tax bills for those who have already submitted the form. With the new financial year starting on April 1, many taxpayers were uncertain about whether they needed to resubmit the form to continue receiving the rebate.

Head of the property tax department of the PMC, Pratibha Patil, said, "Those who have already submitted the forms do not need to submit them again. The rebate will be applied directly to their bills."

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ujjwal Keskar said, "The state government approved the 40% rebate after much discussion.