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The municipal taxation successful Punjab is being charged astatine the complaint of 2 per cent connected energy consumption, which astir comes retired to beryllium 16 paise per portion and successful Haryana, it is being charged astatine 8 paise per unit. (File image)
Power cess volition not beryllium hiked successful Chandigarh, Mayor Kuldeep Kumar confirmed connected Thursday. A time aft the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation circulated an docket to sermon the cess hike connected power, the Union Territory (UT) Chandigarh politician directed assorted officials to retreat it. The docket present stands withdrawn and volition not beryllium discussed successful the upcoming gathering of the civic body.
While confirming the improvement to The Indian Express, Kumar said: “I person directed the commissioner to retreat the agenda. No powerfulness cess shall beryllium hiked”. When quizzed connected however the docket arrived, the politician said someway it got “misinterpreted”.
On Wednesday, the docket point was circulated to beryllium brought for treatment successful the House gathering of the municipal corp (MC) scheduled for Saturday, successful which the Chandigarh head volition besides beryllium successful attendance.
“Since the MC is experiencing a fiscal crunch astatine present, it is exploring sources of gross generation. It is, therefore, projected that the municipal cess connected energy depletion tin beryllium enhanced from 10 paise per portion to 16 paise per portion connected the signifier of Punjab state,” the docket point had stated.
The MC has stated that it had imposed municipal cess connected energy depletion wrong its limits astatine 10 paise per portion successful December 2019, which is contributing to an earning of Rs 15-16 crore per annum. With the hike to 16 paise per unit, the corp was expecting an summation of the gross to Rs 22 crore per annum.
The municipal taxation successful Punjab is being charged astatine the complaint of 2 per cent connected energy consumption, which astir comes retired to beryllium 16 paise per portion and successful Haryana, it is being charged astatine 8 paise per unit.
After reports of the cess hike, determination was wide criticism. The Congress excessively said it would reason the agenda.
A fewer months agone adjacent powerfulness tariff was hiked
A fewer months ago, the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) had approved a tariff hike of 9.4 per cent for the fiscal twelvemonth 2024-2025 for energy depletion successful Chandigarh with effect from August 1. As per the mandate of the Electricity Act, 2003, the powerfulness tariff is regulated and determined by the JERC aft taking into relationship the outgo of powerfulness purchases, gross realisation, and different expenditure to guarantee the sustainability of power.
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