After mid-day reported the news of an unannounced 15 to 20 per cent increase in property tax, the BMC has gone on the backfoot and claimed that it is yet to circulate physical copies of property tax bills. It further stated that the amounts payable on the e-bills, which many Mumbaikars had access to, will be rectified to the previousyear’s figures.

BMC Commissioner and Administrator Iqbal Singh Chahal said that in light of a recent Supreme Court order pertaining to property taxation, the terms “bill payable” and “bill amount” were used online, which allegedly led to confusion. This order involves changes to the assessment of capital valuation. Chahal added that to prevent further confusion, the bills raised will mention only the payable amount pertaining to the financial year 2022-2023.