THE COMMISSION on Audit (CoA) has flagged the city government of Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija province for allegedly failing to collect P1.5 billion in property taxes and underperforming in its tax collection last year.
The local government only reached 58.82% of its tax collection goal last year, state auditors said in a report.
“The city fared poorly in the collection of property taxes as collection efficiency only reached 58.82% of the targets set in the calendar year 2023 real property tax administration program,” CoA said.
The city failed to collect ₱1.64 billion in taxes last year, it added.
The local government did not immediately reply to a Facebook Messenger chat and e-mail seeking comment. — Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio
