CMC to tax dogs to cover CHOGM expenses
- Tuesday, 10 December 2013
The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) after spending millions of rupees to prepare the city according to the whims of the Mahinda Rajapaksa government for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) last month is now trying to recover the monies by taxing dogs.
The CMC it is learnt is now trying to introduce laws to get dog owners within the Colombo city limits to register their dogs.
CMC sources have been quoted in the media as saying that there are about 15,000 dogs in the city and 10,000 of them have not been registered.
CMC sources have been quoted in the media as saying that there are about 15,000 dogs in the city and 10,000 of them have not been registered.
It is also learnt that under the new laws, Rs.50 will be charged to register a male dog while the registration fee for a female dog would be Rs.7.50.
The CMC is now trying to in Colombo since it is facing a financial crisis due to the cost incurred for CHOGM.
