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The information was revealed in the draft report of the ‘Performance Audit on Revenue Collection and Management of Own Funds by ULBs in Goa’.
The Performance Audit covered a period of five years from 2011-12 to 2015-16 and seven ULBS “ Corporation of City of Panaji, Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC), Bicholim Municipal Council, Sankhali Municipal Council, Margao Municipal Council, Mormugao Municipal Council and Ponda Municipal Council .
“The average annual per capita own revenues of the seven ULBs was Rs 2093 during the period, the lowest being Rs 792 of Mormugao MC and the highest being Rs 5356 of the CCP”, stated the report.
However, compulsory tax revenues increased by 40 per cent from Rs 16.07 crore in 2011-12 to Rs 22.49 crore in 2015-16. While, non-tax revenues increased by 34 per cent from Rs 26.14 crore to Rs 35 crore during the same period; other receipts also witnessed an increase from Rs 3.14 crore to Rs 14.68 crore.
Own revenues of ULBs are made up of compulsory and discretionary taxes envisaged in the Goa Municipalities Act, 1968 and the City Corporation of Panaji Act, 2002.
Besides, non-tax revenues such as rents, fees and other receipts such as fines and penalties and interest earned on municipal funds also contributed to the own revenues of ULBs.
Interestingly, property tax constituted the main source of revenue with Rs 91.71 crore, constituting 29.73 per cent of the total own revenue and 19.67 per cent of the total income of the ULBs. This was followed by construction licence fee with Rs 70.59 crore and rent from lease of municipal property with Rs 28.05 crore.
Nonetheless, the total income of the seven ULBs for five years was Rs 466.15 crore, of which compulsory tax revenues constituted Rs 105.03 crore and non-tax revenues formed Rs 158.17 crore.
Additionally, government transfers in the form of grant-in-aid and assignments such as compensation in lieu of octroi added up to Rs 157.69 crore.
REVENUE SOURCES OF THE SEVEN ULBs DURING 2011-16
Municipal Revenues 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 TOTAL
I.Compulsory Tax Revenues
Property Tax/House Tax 14.29 15.73 19.87 21.20 20.62 91.71
Advertisement Tax 0.84 0.87 1.59 1.86 0.48 5.64
Tax on Trades 0.94 1.19 1.93 2.23 1.39 7.68
Sub-Total (I) 16.07 17.79 23.39 25.29 22.49 105.03
II.Non-Tax Revenues
Construction Licence Fee 14.57 14.74 14.32 13.88 13.08 70.59
Rent from Lease of Property 4.19 4.55 6.01 5.74 7.56 28.05
Fee from Market Occupancy (SOPO) 2.85 2.23 3.02 2.54 3.20 13.84
Garbage Fee 0.40 0.80 3.04 5.01 3.19 12.44
Other Fees* 4.13 4.67 7.79 8.69 7.97 33.25
Sub-Total (II) 26.14 26.99 34.18 35.86 35.00 158.17
III.Other Receipts
Fines/Penalties 0.24 0.55 0.44 1.22 1.15 3.60
Interest on Municipal Fund 2.94 6.84 9.64 8.71 13.53 41.66
Sub-Total (III) 3.18 7.39 10.08 9.93 14.68 45.26
Total of Own Revenues (I+II+III) 45.39 52.17 67.65 71.08 72.17 308.46
