CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The provincial government of Pampanga collected P904, 810,000 of tax from gravel and sand quarry operations in the province.
The totality of the amount included other sources such as other sand and gravel fees, weighing scale fees, anti-overloading fees and accreditation of other vehicles, according to the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO).
As of November 20, the tally for the daily quarry collection recorded P997,500 giving the cumulative totality of P15,085,000.
We may recall that Pampanga Governor Lilia Pineda set a target of P3-B tax collection on quarry operations for the next three years last June.
According to PENRO, the provincial government is eyeing on other ventures and means of further developing and improving the system of quarry revenue collection.
This will enable the provincial government of Pampanga to cope on the increasing demand of sand and gravel amidst the boom in infrastructure all over the country.
BY BEA JEANNEL A. DELOS REYES
