Facing a financial crunch, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to collect property tax for the current year from everyone, including houses measuring less than 500 square feet. The decision is expected to create a political row as it was the ruling Shiv Sena which had pushed to waive off the tax for smaller houses.

There was also a demand to waive off property tax this year due to the pandemic, but the civic body did not receive any clarification from the state government. As such, it has decided to collect the tax, which is the second-largest source of revenue.