A government resolution (GR) issued on March 10, which mentions that the state government's latest poll sop of exempting property tax for owners of flats measuring 500 sq.ft would only be applicable for those with Occupancy Certificates (OC), has become a serious bone of contention. Reason: More than 45 per cent of the flats in the city do not have OCs.

For the first time, Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray had raised the demand for tax exemption during the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections in 2017. At the time when the BJP-Sena alliance was being negotiated ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Thackeray's demand was a crucial factor in sealing the deal.