SOME 11,184 or 4.166% of ratepayers submitted objections to Klang Royal City Council (MBDK) against the proposed 25% assessment tax rate hike expected to take effect from January.
Corporate Communications Department director Norfiza Mahfiz said MBDK stopped accepting objections on July 16.
The objections had been received online and through counters at the city council’s headquarters in Lorong Perbandaran.
It is learnt that about 3,600 ratepayers had filed their objections online.
“Owners of residential properties submitted most of the objections,” Norfiza said.
In June, MBDK sent notices of the proposed assessment tax rate hike to 268,445 property owners in Klang.
Norfiza said MBDK would hold objection hearings at Dewan Hamzah opposite the city council’s headquarters in stages for a month beginning next week.
“Property owners who submitted objections will be notified via email, WhatsApp or by post to attend hearing sessions.”
Norfiza said once the hearing sessions are completed, constructive objections would be brought to a committee before the Selangor government makes a decision in September on whether the new valuation would be enforced from Jan 1, 2025.
Klang mayor Datin Paduka Noraini Roslan said the council’s last assessment review had been conducted in 1993.
She said the cost of providing basic services like cutting grass, cleaning drains and collecting domestic waste had increased threefold.
On May 30, Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the new valuation process carried out by the local authorities was important to ensure effective urban planning.
