Carcar to give tax amnesty to delinquents

Carcar Municipal Mayor Mario Patricio Barcenas yesterday certified urgent a resolution approved by the municipal council seeking the finance department's approval of a tax amnesty for delinquent real property taxpayers.

Resolution No. 333, sponsored by Councilor Edgardo Oca, sought the approval of Finance Secretary Margarito Gary Teves, through the Bureau of Local Government Finance, for a 30 percent tax amnesty on real properties.

"This is in order to encourage taxpayers to pay their delinquent real property taxes," Oca said

The Carcar municipal government believes that granting amnesties will encourage delinquent taxpayers to pay their dues. Oca said that most delinquent taxpayers are reluctant to pay their taxes because of accumulated penalties.

The approved resolution on the granting of a tax amnesty provides that real property owners can avail of a 30 percent tax amnesty if they pay taxes from November 2005 to February 2006. - Garry B. Lao