World Bank delegation visits DMC Central

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi
(Pakistan News & Features Services)

A delegation of the World Bank, headed by Rajul A Wasthi, Senior Urban Immovable Property Tax (UIPT) specialist, called on the DMC Central Chairman, Rehan Hashmi, to discuss as to how Urban Immovable Property Tax can be devolved to DMCs and which at present is being collected by KMC.

The five-member delegation members included Property Tax Consultants Wayaitgrant William Mcclusskey. 

The objective of the WB delegation was to explore the tax collection capacity of DMC Central and increase the tax collection through Global Information System (GIS). 

Earlier Chairman DMC Rehan Hashmi, informed that because of paucity of funds the tax collection staff could not be provided required training. 

The delegation members stressed that departmental efficiency can be enhanced through the use of computers. 

The delegation visited DMC Central on the Sindh Government's request and gathered the required data as well as finding out tax collection capacity. They told Chairman Rehan Hashmi that after this meeting further line of action will follow in the next meeting. 

The Municipal Commissioner, Mohammed Fahim Khan, Director Taxation, MIrza Asif Baig and Deputy Directors Taxes of all four zones were also present which lasted for over an hour.