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Calis Beach Forum => Expat & Property Owners Q and A Forum => Topic started by: janmack on October 30, 2009, 10:40:49 AM

Title: Road tax added to council tax
Post by: janmack on October 30, 2009, 10:40:49 AM

Has anyone else been asked to pay "road tax" when they've gone to pay their council tax?  We went to pay ours today and were told we had to pay an additional 827TL "because we had new roads laid last year".  We paid our council tax but told them we'd pay the road tax at a later date.  Is this a new thing???

Title: Road tax added to council tax
Post by: Ian on October 30, 2009, 13:17:47 PM

Crikey - this could cause a bit of a do!

I await replies with interest!

Title: Road tax added to council tax
Post by: stoop on October 30, 2009, 13:36:49 PM

Yes we had this a couple of years back in Koca Calis - not that much though - is it a motorway?

Title: Road tax added to council tax
Post by: kevin3 on October 30, 2009, 14:37:35 PM

When I paid my council tax in Hisaronu last month the guy said there would be changes next year but when I asked what he just shrugged his shoulders as though he didnt know.Bet they dont go down.

Title: Road tax added to council tax
Post by: Chinook on October 30, 2009, 14:41:59 PM

Our neighbours on the next road have been told that the Belediye intends paving their road during the winter and that they will have to make a contribution to the cost.

Title: Road tax added to council tax
Post by: janmack on October 30, 2009, 14:44:56 PM

Interesting.  One of the guys in the office said it was because we are on a complex.  However there are also lots of private detached homes, apartments etc on our road, owned by Turkish and foreigners.  Must have a chat with some of them to find out if they have been asked for money.  What makes it worse is that the roads aren't even block paved, they're tarmac and loose chips!

Title: Road tax added to council tax
Post by: terrie on October 30, 2009, 14:49:41 PM

where are you?as stoop said you do pay road tax,if you were koca calis/ciftlik..we had a large detached house,and had to pay 1000tl,4 years ago...now moved to smaller house in same area and had to pay another 400tl.normally paid when you get tapu

Title: Road tax added to council tax
Post by: janmack on October 30, 2009, 15:26:18 PM

We're behind Genpa in Lissa Park.

Title: Road tax added to council tax
Post by: stuart on October 31, 2009, 02:02:22 AM

if you street has been improved, for example they are block paving in 2karagozkler just now and i expect to get a bill added to my council tax.
but worth it i think.

Title: Road tax added to council tax
Post by: janmack on October 31, 2009, 08:13:13 AM

Fair enough Stuart but we didn't get block paving and the roads were resurfaced 2 years ago not last year.  Other owners I know paid their council tax in August of this year and they were not asked to pay any extras.  Just find it a bit odd that's all.  I will ask owners on the other side of the road, who do not live on a complex, if they are being charged.  We don't mind paying our dues so long as everyone else is.

Title: Road tax added to council tax
Post by: janmack on October 31, 2009, 10:52:56 AM

Also there are are 4 complexes, 3 Lissas and 1 Nicholas with roughly 96 villas apartments.  If we're all asked for over 800TL, that comes to nearly 80000TL...maybe we should get a motorway!  Lissa Park alone would be paying 20,675TL...crazy.  
One of our neighbours across the road (not on a complex) is going to pay his council tax on Monday so will keep you posted.

Title: Road tax added to council tax
Post by: calvin 1949 on October 31, 2009, 11:45:33 AM

It would be nice to have a road:(Still cant have everything :)

Title: Road tax added to council tax
Post by: ronzeus on October 31, 2009, 16:22:29 PM

At that price Calvin I can do without.

Title: Road tax added to council tax
Post by: stuart on November 01, 2009, 03:38:24 AM

interesting janmack....sounds like it does need screwtinizing(how do u spell that?) keep us posted