In a game of one-upmanship that has begun between the saffron alliance partners ahead of the Brihanmumbai Muncipal Corporation (BMC) polls scheduled for February 21, the ruling Shiv Sena on Thursday promised Mumbaikars that if re-elected to power, it would not levy property tax for homes up to 500 sq ft carpet and would “massively” reduce the tax on flats having carpet area from 500 sq ft to 700 sq ft.
listing what he called his party’s “salient promises” to Mumbaikars ahead of the release of the party’s manifest6o for the BMC polls, Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray also announced that his party would give “massive discounts in property tax for housing societies and buildings having renewable energy, rain water harvesting and other schemes that were eco friendly and benefit the city’s environment and upkeep.