House tax in panchayats set at ₹500 for concrete houses up (ஊராட்சிகளில் வீட்டு வரி உயர்வு) to 500 sq ft, ₹300 for brick houses, and ₹200 for thatched houses. Village map approval fees also hiked. Edappadi Palaniswami criticizes DMK government for raising house tax and water tax.
