San Juan City has topped the rest of Metro Manila cities in tax collection efficiency by the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) following the release of top performing local government units (LGU) in the Philippines for fiscal year 2020.
The city collected P1,731,860, 137.1 percent of its target of P1,262,800.
In terms of efficiency of collection of locally sourced revenues in the country, San Juan City ranked third after Legazpi City and San Pedro City.
Mayor Francis Zamora thanked the citizens for their trust and confidence to the local government.
Mayor Zamora and City Treasurer Rosette Laquian attended the recent BLGF Stakeholders’ Recognition Program to Top Performing Local Government Units in Local Revenue Generation at Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga. They received the certificates of achievement for ranking first in the National Capital Region (NCR) and third overall in the Philippines for Collection Efficiency of Locally Sourced Revenues.
“Ito ay karangalan para sa amin at sa lahat ng San Juañeno, maraming salamat sa inyong suporta at tiwala sa pagbayad ng buwis. [This is an honor for us all San Juañeno, thank you for your support and trust as you pay your taxes],” Zamora said.
Zamora also vowed to improve the city’s collection strategies to make it easier for residents and business owners to pay their taxes.
