Saturday, January 12, 2008 Biz bureau to intensify issuance of occupational permit By Joy Romares-Sevilla
THE officer-in-charge of the Business Bureau in Davao City said that the bureau would intensify its issuance of the occupational permits this year since it is one way of generating income for the city.
Lawyer Jhopee Avanceña-Agustin, officer-in-charge of the Business Bureau, said in I-Speak press forum Thursday that collection from occupational permits last year reached to P3.9 million compared to the P1.8 million generated in 2006.
"In 2006, the bureau was able to issue a total of 11,931 occupational permits. Last year, we were able to issue a total of 37,249 occupational permits. We will intensify the issuance of occupational permits kasi matagal na ito sa tax code, we should also focus on occupational permits aside from the business permits," Agustin said.
She added that there are a total of 30,000 establishments in Davao City. An occupational permit is issued to every employee of an establishment.
By intensifying the collection for occupational permits, Agustin said there would be a tremendous increase in tax collection every year.
Agustin meantime claimed that the bureau will also intensify its One-Stop-Shop Program wherein all offices with direct participation in the processing of application for the renewal of business permits and licenses are housed in one place to help facilitate the smooth flow of documents.
The program enables the clients to save money, time and effort.
Agustin encourages business owners to renew their business permit before January 21, the deadline set for business renewal processing, in order to avoid the crowd on the last day of renewal.
