EDMC budget proposes new taxes, education cess, entomology lab

New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) The EDMC today proposed two newtaxes and an education cess in its budget, which also includesa plan to develop an entomology...

New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) The EDMC today proposed two newtaxes and an education cess in its budget, which also includesa plan to develop an entomology laboratory and a trainingcentre for combating mosquito-borne diseases.

Commissioner, East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC),Ranbir Singh, while presenting the budget at the EDMCheadquarters here, said air purifiers would be installed atthe Chest Clinic at Shahdara.

"The EDMC proposes an education cess of five per cent ofthe property tax. It would add Rs 10 crore to the funds of thecorporation annually. This amount would be used foreducational purposes," he said.

The EDMC budget also proposed a betterment tax at therate of 15 per cent of the property tax. This would generatean additional revenue of Rs 10 crore annually, the civic bodysaid.

"A professional tax is proposed to be levied onindividuals who have an annual income of Rs five lakh. Thiswould generate Rs five crore," the budget document read.

The budget also proposed to develop an entomologylaboratory and a training centre to prevent mosquito-bornediseases. PTI KNDRC.

This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.

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