MARGAO
The Shadow Council for Margao on Tuesday presented a memorandum to the Margao Municipal Council not to charge late fees/interest on trade licence fees, which is applicable from June 1 @25%.
SCM convener Savio Coutinho stated that while it is a known fact that all the business establishments have been under lockdown due to Covid-19, and as such it was mandatory for the extension of last date for payment of trade licence fees.“The normal grace period for payment of trade/signboard dues is upto May 31, thereafter interest/penalty directly gets added through the system. Knowing well the facts on account of the lockdown, it was required from the Council to intimate the NIC to effect the necessary changes to the system, whereby the interest would not get added,” Coutinho said.The Shadow Council for Margao further demanded that the Council consider at least 50% rebate on the trade/signboard licence fees and the sanitation fees.
Saying that Margao Municipal Chief Officer Agnelo Fernandes was very sympathetic and agreed that the demands were justified, he said the Chief Officer while assuring that the grace period for the payment of trade/signboard fees shall be extended upto 31st July 2021; and that the demand for waiver of 50% fees shall be favourably placed before the Council.
The delegation comprised of Adv Seoula Vas, Adv Snehal Onskar, Vlem Fernandes, Eduardo Lourenco and Damodar Onskar.
