Mandaue City gov’t sets up one-stop-shops for taxpayers

The Mandaue City government has set up one-stop-shops in four areas to make it easier for taxpayers to renew their business permits starting Jan. 1 until Jan. 20.

Regal Oliva, City Treasurer, said that these one-stop-shops could give their clients a hassle-free service in renewing their business permits and licenses.

Oliva said that instead of the three to five days of renewal processing, these shops could process their clients’ documents in 30 minutes.

The one-stop-shops will be set up at the City Hall, J Centre Mall, Parkmall, and Pacific Mall. These shops will be open until Jan. 20.

“We value our clients very well thats why we are putting up the one stop shop,” Oliva said.

He hopes that these shops would encourage people to invest in the city.

Oliva said the City Treasurer’s Office exceeded its collection target by 20 percent when they their collection reached P1.3 billion.

Last year’s real property and business taxes collection reached P954 million.

Oliva said that the Georgraphic Information System (GIS) helped them a lot.“We can easily spot who are the delinquent taxpayers and asked the team to go and personally collect the taxes,” he added.

Though the Mandaue City hospital has a deficit of P11 million, Oliva said it could still be compensated by the other revenue-generating offices and departments of Mandaue City Hall.

The city hospital said Oliva had been giving social service and couldn’t generate more income./REPORTER JUCELL MARIE P. CUYOS