Jan-July Kalibo collection efficiency up 102%

BY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL

The town of Kalibo had a strong start for the first seven months this year, notching 102 percent collection efficiency on locally sources revenue.

Total receipts from internal local sources reached P70.366 million from January to July, exceeding the estimated revenue of P69.321 million for the year, the latest report on statement of receipts showed. 

Acting Kalibo municipal treasurer Rey Villaruel said the town’s revenue collections has continued an upward trend due to “the planning and strategizing, as well as, making the people well-equipped and trained on what they are doing.”

In terms of value, the actual collection from January to July alone is also the highest since 2010. The town of Kalibo collected P59.558 million in 2013, P54.831 million in 2012, P48.463 million in 2011 and P44.091 million in 2010 on locally sources revenue. 

Based on the statement of receipts from January 1, 2015 to July 31, 2015, internal revenue allotment continue to make the bulk of its annual income collection, with locally source revenues accounting for 36 percent. 

The highest collection of P51.463 million came from business tax, followed by real property tax amounting to P5.453 million. Compared to actual collection of P47.711 million in 2014, business tax increased by 7.8 percent. 

Other locally source revenue as of July are zoning clearance of P1.063 million, mayor’s permit fee of P1.826 million, building permit fee of P1.171 million, community tax of P2.919 million, occupation tax of P873,337 and miscellaneous fee of P3.428 million. 

Villaruel is confident that the municipal government under the administration of Mayor William Lachica will be able to sustain the trend of tax collection in the second half of the year.

The improved tax collection also translates to delivery of basic social and infrastructure services to the residents of Kalibo, a first-class municipality.

This year, internal revenue allotment will reach P119.801 million, up by 29 percent from P93.019 million in 2013 and 55 percent from P77.241 million in 2010.