Oct 31 deadline to pay assessment rates
KUCHING: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) opens its counters until this Saturday to assist property owners who wish to pay their assessment rates. According to a statement by the MPP, the due payment date for the second half of the year is on October 31. Counters will operate from 8am to 3.30pm, including the lunch hour […]
SMC targets 60 pct e-filling registration
SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) is targeting to achieve 60 per cent of registration for e-filling of assessment rates among the 53, 000 holdings under its jurisdiction. Its chairman Clarence Ting said so far only 17,000 holdings had done so. “It is not even up to 20 per cent registration of e-filling for the assessment […]
Late payment exemption for DBKU assessment rates
KUCHING: Taxpayers are exempted from late payment penalty for assessment tax for the first half year of 2021 until Oct 31. The North City Commission (DBKU) stated that the exemption is in response to the closure of the DBKU payment counters and the limited operating hours in May due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “Having said […]
Council gives rebates on assessment rates
MIRI: Miri City Council (MCC) is giving rebates on assessment rates and reducing the rents of market stalls and lock up shops. In announcing this during the council’s 5th ordinary zoom meeting on Monday (May 31), Mayor Adam Yii said, the move was made following the recent Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang (BKSS) 6.0 financial package […]
Sarawak is unrivalled on discounts on assessment rates
KUCHING: The people of Sarawak are able to enjoy discounts on assessment rates due to the good governance and leadership of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state government, said Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman Lo Khere Chiang. “This only happens in Sarawak — there are no other states in Malaysia providing such discounts,” he said […]
MCC collects 88 percent of assessment rates
MIRI: The Miri City Council (MCC) has collected 88 percent of the assessment rates from the total expected yield of RM40.7 million for this year as of Nov 30. Its mayor, Adam Yii Siew Sang, said currently there are 70,292 rateable properties within the council’s jurisdiction, which includes residential, commercial and industrial holdings. “From the […]
Second half-year deadline of assessment rate payments extended to Nov 30
KUCHING: The due date for payment of the second half-year 2020 assessment rate under the Padawan Municipal Council (PMC) has been extended to Nov 30. The extension is due to the conditional movement control order and the Covid-19 pandemic, said PMC today. PMC’s counters are open daily on working days from Monday to Friday to […]
25% discount on assessment rates until Dec 31, 2020
KUCHING: The 25 pct discount on assessment rates for residential rateable holdings under the Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) jurisdiction will be granted effective Jan 2020 until Dec 31, 2020. According to DBKU in a press statement released yesterday, the discount under the Sarawakku Sayang Assistance Package (BKSS) only applies to residential, commercial, industrial, special […]
More than 30k to benefit from discount
MIRI: A total 30,313 rateable properties in Miri would benefit from the 25 percent discount on assessment rates announced recently by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. This includes residential, commercial, industrial and special purpose properties. According to Miri mayor Adam Yii in a statement, rate payers can pay their assessment bills at […]
No to hike in PMC assessment rates
By Othman Ibrahim PADAWAN: The Sarawak government will not increase the assessment rates because it does not want to increase the burden of the people in the state, said Padawan Municipal Council (PMC) chairman Lo Khere Chiang. He stated that the existing tax rate was sufficient after it was revised by the late Chief Minister […]
