The Iloilo Provincial Government through the Provincial Treasurer’s Office awarded the Best Performing Municipalities in Real Property Tax Collection and other Treasury Services for the year 2023 on December 2, 2024 at Zuri Hotel, Iloilo City.
Provincial Administrator Raul Banias gave a message in behalf of Governor Arthur Defensor, Jr. who was in Metro Manila.
He thanked the Local Government Units (LGUs) for their important contribution to the tax collection efficiency of the province.
Efficient tax collection redounds to the benefit of the Ilonggos as it will mean more projects and social services, such as medical assistance, scholarships, etc.
Awarded were the following categories: Top 15 Performing Municipal Treasury Office in the Collection of Delinquent Real Property Taxes; Best Performing RPT Focal Persons in the Collection of Delinquent Real Property Taxes; Top 15 Municipalities in Real Property Tax Collection Efficiency; Top 10 Municipalities in Fiscal Administration; Top 3 Municipalities in Year-on-year Revenue Growth Rate; Top 3 Municipalities in Fund Utilization; Top 3 Municipalities in the Collection of Amusement Tax; Top 3 Municipalities in the Collection of Professional Tax; Top 15 Municipalities in the Early Submission of E-SRE Reports; Top 15 Municipalities with Most Active E-SRE Focal Persons; Top Municipalities in Prompt Remittance of Provincial Tax Shares; and Top 10 Municipalities in the Collection of Annual Fixed Tax for Delivery Trucks and Vans.
The Municipality of Sara ranked No. 1 as Top Performing Municipal Treasury Office with its RPT Focal Person Arturo Ancuna as Best Performing Focal Person.
Sara also bagged Rank 1 as Top Municipality in RPT Collection Efficiency under Category A while the Municipality of Estancia bagged Rank 1 under Category B.
The Municipality of Mina was awarded Rank 1 in Fiscal Administration while the Municipality of Concepcion topped the Year-on-year Revenue Growth Rate.
The Municipality of Dueñas ranked No. 1 in Fund Utilization; Municipality of Oton ranked No. 1 in the Collection of Amusement Tax; and Municipality of Pavia ranked No. 1 in the Collection of Professional Tax.
For the Early Submission of E-SRE Reports, the Municipality of Calinog ranked No. 1 along with its Focal Person Mary Joy Castaños.
The Municipality of Banate ranked No. 1 in Prompt Remittance of Provicial Tax Shares while the Municipality of Zarraga ranked No. 1 in the Collection of Annual Fixed Tax for Delivery Trucks and Vans.
The awards were received by the mayors or representatives of the respective LGUs along with their municipal treasurers and assessors.
Provincial Treasurer Jean Maire Umadhay joined Banias and Nemia D. Segovia, representative from the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) Regional Office VI, in the distribution of awards.
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