CITY OF SAN FERNANDO–Real Property Tax proceeds has reached P208,996,907.16 in the previous year amassed from 20 municipalities, this province.
Refuting earlier information that for several years RPT collection was fastened to only P24-million.
Governor Lilia Nanay Pineda said in her previous speech “High revenues will mean more developments, infrastructure projects, and services delivered to the masses and will eventually encourage and motivate people’s participation in local governance.”
It can be recalled that the provincial government has launched the Integrated Taxation Management System in the 12 municipalities last year to guarantee high revenue collection for the local government units.
The governor also noted that the automated RPT collection will counterpart quarry revenues of more than P1.3 billion to date, the highest ever recorded in the province.
“This only proves that the governor is indeed establishing a sturdy tax culture in Pampanga”, mayors said in unison.
Records showed that 35% of RPT collection proceeds go to the province, 40% for the municipality and 25% for the barangay.
BY MARIBEL U. SINGCA
