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Batac eyes big increase in its 2015 budget

Batac mayor Jeff Nalupta
By Dominic B. dela Cruz
Staff reporter

Batac City—The city government here is expecting a multi-million peso increase in its 2015 annual budget after the passage of their new revenue code.

The local finance committee however is still finalizing the consolidated estimated local revenues and expenditures as of the second week of November.

Batac mayor Jeffrey Jubal Nalupta is hopeful they would complete and pass the budget in time for its approval by the Sangguniang Panlungsod.

He disclosed that next year’s budget would be higher that this year as the forecasted increase in revenues from the newly amended revenue code has been factored in.

The Ilocos Times learned that the delay in the finalization of the proposed budget was due to the new revised revenue code, which the local finance committee waited for.

The approved revenue code however will still need the final approval of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

Batac officials however have used the new revenue code as basis for the computation of the proposed budget.

In addition to this, the executive department has also submitted drafts for the new market and slaughterhouse codes to the council for finalization and approval.

Mr. Nalupta stated that this will be the first time that Batac will have separate marker and slaughterhouse codes as it has always been included in the general revenue code.

He explained that the Batac public market is one of the city government’s biggest earners and as such should have a revenue code of its own.

Batac’s budget for 2014 topped P300 million and officials here expect a big increase for next year as a result of the new revenue code.

Relative to this, Mr. Nalupta appealed to his constituents to be more understanding since it has been a long time that the city had amended its revenue code. He added that the old revenue code was enacted when Batac was still a municipality and they now need change to suit its conversion to a city.

Mr. Nalupta also stressed that real property taxes should have been revised four times in the past but they have not done so,


He also disclosed that the market and slaughterhouse codes are still being discussed at the council as market officials have been called in for queries.

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