Pasay firms to undergo tax mapping

Pasay City Mayor Wenceslao Trinidad announced that there are now around 50 tax mapping personnel going around the city to conduct an inventory of all business establishments.

Trinidad said the move aims to boost the city government’s revenue collection and paint a clearer picture of Pasay’s business climate. The data will also be used to come up with better tax collection measures.

“This project will help city officials fine-tune future projects for the city. The survey results will allow us to pinpoint areas in the business community that needs more attention,” he said.

City Treasurer Concepcion Daplas said the tax mapping personnel “will inspect every street in the city. It is a very important move of the local government, and once completed, will allow Pasay City to be less dependent on its share of the internal revenue allotment. So far, very few local government units have initiated this kind of project.”

Under the tax-mapping scheme, a team composed of three persons will interview owners of establishments from whom they would acquire vital information, they would then record in a tax mapping form. In case there is a discrepancy in the business papers of that particular establishment when compared to standards issued by the city treasury, the owner is immediately given notice to get in touch with the City Treasurer’s Office in three days’ time to furnish all the necessary requirements or his permit will be revoked.

“I am appealing to all especially to the business sector to cooperate concerning the tax mapping scheme being conducted in the city. This will help in providing quality and effective service to residents including education for the youth, health and social services, and the building of infrastructures including road projects,” Daplas said.

The city has at least 12,000 business establishments on record. – Rhodina Villanueva