Chandigarh, June 2 -- The municipal corporation (MC) collected Rs.60.9 crore in property tax during the rebate period that ended on May 31, registering a marginal increase of Rs.1 crore over the Rs.59.9 crore collected during the corresponding period last year.

The collection comprises Rs.23.8 crore from residential properties and Rs.37.2 crore from commercial properties.

According to official figures, 74,142 property owners - residential and commercial - from across the city paid their property tax during the two-month rebate window from April 1 to May 31, compared to 67,491 taxpayers who availed the scheme last year.

The civic body had offered a 20% rebate on residential properties and 10% on commercial, provided taxpayers cleared th...