PANVEL, Sept. 18 -- After the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) saw a collection of over Rs.280 crore tax dues within 60 days of launching its Abhay Yojana tax amnesty scheme, the civic body has announced a 15-day extension for its deadline till October 15. The previously planned four-tier rebate system has been replaced with two straightforward slabs, with a 90% rebate on the penalty amount for dues cleared by September 30, and a 75% rebate for payments made during the new extension period from October 1 to October 15. Panvel's Abhay Yojana is a property tax penalty waiver scheme introduced by the PMC in July with an aim to collect Rs.2,000 pending tax dues. Since then, the PMC has collected Rs.280 crore from 86,491 taxpayers. However, the citizens of Panvel have been opposing the scheme primarily because they feel it's a penalty waiver rather than a tax waiver, leaving them burdened by the principal tax amount. They argue that the PMC is unfairly levying property taxes similar to 'A-class' cities like Mumbai and Thane, despite lacking the necessary infrastructure.G Mohiuddin Jeddy...