Any taxpayer who has made any payment or payments on delinquent taxes under the provisions of any of the acts referred to in section eight above, but who has defaulted in any payment required by such act, may secure the benefits of this act by making payments on the balance due on all taxes covered by the provisions of this act, whether or not covered by the abatement act under which he was previously making payments.
72 P.S. § 5573.8