• I Paid A Bribe
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Property Tax payment

Reported on May 24, 2015 from Bangalore , Karnataka  ι Report #60946

I went to the BBMP office in Uttarahalli Bangalore for payment of my Property Tax. The concerned official provided the details of the tax to be paid based on my Sale Deed. While I was writing the cheques the officer asked me if the property was on rent. When I said it was she said in that case the property tax would increase by almost Rs 11000. She said rather than paying this amount I could instead pay Rs 4000 (of which 3500 was as I was paying lesser tax and Rs 500 was normally paid by all for the paperwork). I asked if she was sure there was that much difference if the property was rented. She said there was and that I was better off paying the bribe which saved me Rs 7500.

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