Yangonites will be able to pay Yangon City Development  Committee’s (YCDC) taxes by mobile phone from 1 October. The mobile payment system for taxes was launched at a ceremony held on 12 September at the Yangon City Hall. The system was introduced with the aim of facilitating the payment of YCDC taxes, such as the municipal land tax, property tax, general tax, and kitchen and sewage tax through a mobile application wallet.

It uses Yangon City Bank’s (YCB) payment gateway, which has been set up in cooperation with the KBZ, AYA, and CB banks. The new YCDC bills function gives users flexibility and the assurance of safe and secure payments, and the option has been added to the QuickPay function, which allows payments to over 90 companies, organizations, and universities.

With full receipt of taxes, better urban services can be extended and provided, such as the installation of GPS systems on garbage collection vehicles and construction of a waste-to-energy plant. In addition, rubbish bins and public toilets can be also be maintained as part of public services. Currently, the YCDC is using taxes collected from the public to upgrade the city to make it beautiful and clean. It is also planning to launch other applications to provide better services to the public, if the mobile payment system succeeds.

Source: Global New Light of Myanmar 

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