India, March 9 -- The Ghaziabad municipal corporation board has cleared a proposal suggesting the width of the roads be redefined as per the Master Plan, and be taken into account to determine the property tax.

Officials, however, said that the proposal will lead to an increase in tax revenue.

The corporation at present determines the tax on the basis of location of a property on the basis of road width and its corresponding annual rental values (ARV). The three types of road widths taken into account are the ones, less than 12 metres, between 12 and 24 metres, and above 24 metres.

"As per the new proposal, the road width to determine the property tax will be taken up as defined in the Master Plan. There will be no determination on the...