City to go after tax defaulters after amnesty

Once its impending amnesty on interest accumulated on owed property taxes is over, the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) says it will take defaulters to court to clear outstanding debts.

In a statement issued yesterday, the M&CC urged the public to take advantage of the upcoming amnesty, which will run from September 1st to September 30th.

“This is so because the city’s keepers have every intention to take tax defaulters to court once that period is over and citizens fail to clear outstanding monies owed on properties,” it said. According to the statement, the M&CC is slashing the interest off taxes owed on