Penalties on property tax payments from October 15 to November 30 are canceled, said Thursday, the Director General of Taxation, Ouattara Sié Abou, at the launch of the 6th edition of the awareness campaign on declaration and payment of property tax and similar taxes, for the year 2017, in the hall of Tower E of the administrative city in Plateau. According to Mr. Ouattara, this decision was taken to encourage and encourage taxpayers to pay their tax debts. Other measures have also been adopted for this campaign by the government. These are the lowering of the tax rate and the splitting of the tax payment. "I take this opportunity to invite fellow citizens to fulfill their civic duty, because paying tax is a civic duty," he insisted, noting that property tax contributes 90% to the resources of the city. National Waste Management Agency (ANAGED), and therefore contributes to improving the living conditions of populations. The awareness campaign, launched on Thursday, aims to broaden the tax base but also to improve the collection of revenue from this type of tax. It spans three months. ANAGED made a contribution of 30 million CFA francs for the success of this awareness campaign, noted the director general, Ouattara Sarrahn.