The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has been trying hard to raise property taxes over the past four years in a bid to improve revenue. However, residents in towers feel deprived of basic services such as clean, encroachment-free roads, and footpaths. They blame the corporation for spending money on cosmetic changes.

The BMC attempted a 20 per cent hike in property tax this year after failing to obtain approval from the state government for the last four years. The corporation incurred significant losses due to its inability to implement the tax hike. Furthermore, this year's revenue suffered a setback owing to a 10-month delay in issuing bills. While the BMC administration has been trying to improve the revenue sources, with major projects like the coastal road, Goregaon Mulund Link Road, Versova-Dahisar coastal road, Dahisar-Bhayandar link road in the pipeline, citizens are of the opinion that the corporation doesn't judiciously utilise their hard-earned money.