nashik the civic body has collected rs75 crore as property tax in 75 days between april 1 and june 14 in nashik city this year this is 25 more than the property tax collected during the corresponding period last financial yearofficials of the nashik municipal corporation nmc said the civic bodys decision to introduce a 6 to 8 rebate for prompt property taxpayers has led to an increase in property tax collectionnmc officials said they are expecting a collection of rs15 crore more over the next 15 days this will take the total tax collection figure to the rs90 crore mark of property tax collectionas many as 17 lakh taxpayers have paid their annual property taxes and have got the rebate benefits they have got a total rebate of rs 4 crore so farin a bid to collect the maximum property tax in the initial months the civic body had introduced an 8 concession for prompt taxpayers who cleared their dues in one stroke in april there was a rebate of 6 on offer for people who paid the amount in may and 3 for those who paid in juneas many as 13 lakh taxpayers had availed of the concession in april the civic body collected rs48 crore as property tax during this period thereafter the nmc collected rs 27 crore during the past oneandahalf monthslast financial year the civic body had set a property tax collection target of rs 150 crore but following the 15th finance commission guidelines the civic administration revised the property tax collection target to rs 185 crore as per the guidelines it was mandatory for the civic body to meet the property tax collection target of rs 185 crore during the last financial year to get funds for various projects under the 15th finance commission