LO Khere Chiang (centre) poses for a photo session together with some of his
councillors during the Full Council Meeting yesterday.
KUCHING: Rate payers are urged by the
council to pay their yearly assessment rate in order for the council to
continue providing good services to the people.
According to Padawan Municipal Council
(MPP) Chairman, Lo Khere Chiang, the rate payers should pay up their rates and
consider the council too.
“The council depends on this rate to
provide good services as without the money, no body would want to work.
“Apart from that, they should consider the
government too. Help one another and be considerate,” said Lo in a press
conference after the Full Council Meeting held at MPP meeting room, here yesterday.
“It does not mean that we are having a
loss, because the deficit will be supplemented by the government under the rate
deficiency grant,” the MPP chief said.
Lo noted that they encouraged everybody to
pay up their assessment rate fully this year, as MPP thus far always managed to
collect a total of 83 per cent of assessment rates every year.
“The assessment also depends on the
efficiency of the MPP collecting department.
“I am glad to say the we have very capable
and efficient staff among us, which is why we managed to collect 83 per cent of
assessment every year.
“Of course there is still the 17 per cent
who refuse to pay, and when we threaten to take legal actions, they will pay
up, but of course, there is also a group of people who cannot afford to pay as
they are really poor, and we will accommodate them by waiving the assessment,”
said Lo, adding it did not mean they were having a loss, because the deficit
would be supplemented by the government under the Rate Deficiency Grant.
Starting this year onwards, it is free and
there is no need to collect from those who are really poor because the
government is very considerate and helpful under the leadership of our Chief
Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Adenan Satem, Lo pointed out.
MPP has implemented the reduction in
assessment rates pursuant to the approval by the Sarawak State Cabinet to
reduce the 2016 assessment rates for residential properties paying annual
assessment rates of RM700 or below.
Residential property owners paying an
annual assessment rates of RM50 and below are waived from paying the assessment
rates.
Rates payers who have not received or
mislaid their assessment rate bills are requested to call at the Rating and
Valuation Division of MPP for copy bill without delay. Further inquiries can be
made to 082-615566.
On another matter, Lo who is also people’s
representative for Batu Kitang constituency also thanked all of his voters who
supported him and gave him the chance to serve the people and Batu Kitang
constituency.
“With this new portfolio, I am in a better
position to bring up the demand of the people to the State Legislative Assembly
(DUN), and also have access to Minor Rural Project (MRP) fund, and I believe
that I can do a lot more for the people,” he said.
He also appealed to the people to give him
time because he had not been sworn in yet into any portfolio.
“Give me time because I have not been sworn
in yet; once I am sworn in and learn the trick of the trade, so to speak, I
will be able to help the people even more, better than the last six years as
MPP Chairman,” said Lo.
Also present were Deputy Chairman Dr Zaiedi
Suhaili and others councillors.
Sarawak Tribune
Date Posted : Thursday 26-May-2016
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