The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Williamnagar Municipal Board (WMB) has sent a reminder to government departments and owners of private buildings to pay the property and holding taxes.
A notification was issued in this regard which says that said that the payment of such taxes are mandated for the maintenance and upkeep of the local civic amenities like cleanliness, solid waste management and sewage system, etc. required to be levied under Section 68 of the Meghalaya Municipal Act, 1973.
It also said that neither the government departments nor the owners of private buildings till now had paid the taxes.