Calcutta, July 24 :    Calcutta, July 24:  The Salt Lake municipality has initiated a move to levy taxes on major commercial establishments, including Nicco Park, Nalban boating complex and the swimming pool located in the township. The civic body also plans to include Yuva Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake stadium) in its tax net. The public accounts committee (PAC) of the municipality has prepared the proposal and submitted it before the civic board for ratification. The board is scheduled to meet on July 25, when it will take the final decision on tax collection. The civic body has also initiated a move to levy taxes on all state, Central and semi-government offices in the township. 'Why should the big establishments be spared? They avail of all civic amenities but do not pay tax. Our stand is clear: everyone availing of civic amenities must pay tax,'' said Salt Lake municipality chairman Dilip Gupta. He has already started sending out tax bills to government offices, asking them to pay up immediately. 'In case payment is delayed, we shall stop providing them with civic amenities, including water, garbage clearance and sewerage,'' warned Gupta. He said the municipality had to raise its funds and reduce dependence on the government. 'The state government has specifically told us that we have to be self-dependent and carry out development projects without government funds. Naturally, to raise funds, we have to tap our own resources. So, the initial thrust is on tax collection. We are also planning other measures to raise funds,'' Gupta said. According to PAC chairman Asesh Mukherjee, there was a lack of initiative on the part of the municipality to tax business establishments. As Nicco Park and Nalban are joint-venture establishments and the stadium a government property, nobody dared to levy taxes on them. Mukherjee said the state nod had made it simpler for them to tax government and semi-government properties. The Opposition has supported the move by the Left Front to levy taxes on major establishments, including government offices. 'To carry out development activities, we must increase our resources. Why should government institutions and profit-making organisations be spared from civic taxes?' asked Trinamul Congress councillor Tulsi Sinha Roy.