City starts tax mapping in the barangays
Teams from the city government’s permits and licenses division started today a tax mapping operation in the barangays intended for an intensified tax collection campaign.
This was in connection with the recent announcement of city mayor Jerry P. Treñas that is giving time for business owners and operators to apply for the corresponding business permit at his office.
Treñas said the city government means business in ordering all business establishments operating in this southern city to secure business permit from the city government or face closure after the Holy Week.
The mayor said all stores including those in shopping malls, public markets, sari-sari stores in the barangays, repair shops, dress shops, beauty parlors, carinderias, junkshops, barber shops and others to secure business permit in order to be allowed to conduct business.
The teams will be augmented by some 200 personnel applying under the Barangay Emergency Employment Program (BEEP) who will be assigned at the city treasurer’s office, assessor’s office, planning and city engineer’s office.
Records at the business permit section revealed a total of 9,553 business establishments were recorded in 2008 that include 8,393 old but renewed businesses and 1,160 new businesses.
For the first quarter of 2009, a total of 7,039 old and new establishments were posted, 1,460 working permits for food handlers and 367 special permits such as those applying for street caravan and streamers.
Treñas is optimistic that the number of applying for business permits will double this year. (PNA)