Old Harbour, Spanish Town, Linstead listed for property tax collection drive

The tax collection activity will focus on the most delinquent communities in and around Spanish Town, Old Harbour and Linstead, the TAJ stated in a release today.

The collections drive is a joint initiative between the Ministry of Local Government and Tax Administration Jamaica, where their personnel will be serving final notices, summonses and issuing warrants of disobedience ordered by the Courts in several communities in the parish.

The communities listed are Sydenham Villa, Willowdene, Villa Nova, Union Estate and environs in and around Spanish Town.

For the Old Harbour, New Harbour Village Phase I and Claremont Heights will be targeted, while Mickleton Meadows in Linstead has been earmarked for special attention.

“This major collection activity forms part of a number of initiatives designed to improve property tax collections throughout the island. The Montego Bay Revenue Service Centre conducted a similar activity in December 2018, which yielded approximately $28M or 84% of the target for that exercise,” the TAJ stated.

The tax authority is encouraging persons to pay their outstanding property taxes in order to avoid enforcement actions being taken against them, by contacting their local tax office or the Ministry of Local Government’s property tax unit.