– further development works citedThe National Democratic Council (NDC) of Grove,Cheap Jerseys USA, East Bank Demerara has said that many of the residents of the area have failed to pay their taxes.If the rates and taxes are not paid by December 31 this year,Authentic NFL Jerseys Cheap, an interest of ten per cent will be levied, the NDC said.However, the NDC has noted that more and more people are entering the area, especially in the new housing scheme, and it is expected that persons will pay their rates and taxes by the stipulated deadline.To date, approximately $3.2 million have been collected out of $102 million.?The late payments of the rates and taxes were said to be due to the tardiness of the national budget this year. This apparently affected NDCs all over the country, Khan said.The NDC Chairman said that he was confident that, from the coming year, the NDC would not face similar problems.At the same time, some of the residents of the areas have said that they have not paid their taxes because the NDC does not do anything for the area.Others have claimed that they have not had adequate notice to pay their rates and taxes.The NDC Chairman, Omar Khan, responding to these statements, sought to explain that as the NDC collects the rates and taxes,Cheap Jerseys For Sale, that money is then again channelled into the development of the community.If residents do not pay their rates and taxes,Cheap Authentic Jerseys Online, he noted,NFL Jerseys Supply, there would be no capital to be expended on the development of the area.He added that residents had been told that their rates and taxes were due since early this year.He said that he understood that some persons had only recently moved into the area and did not have a chance to pay their rates and taxes.He said that the NDC is currently engaged in a number of activities in the community, including garbage collection, weeding of the parapets, and maintaining of the drains.For the coming year, a new water pump would be procured for the Diamond New Housing Scheme.And ongoing efforts would be made to ensure the quality of the roads and other pieces of infrastructure throughout the area. (Rustom Seegopaul)