Richard Fifer said, the value of this project is approximately US$15 million
Friday June 9, 2000
El Panama America
Irasema Muñoz
Cocle – El Panama America
AMUC presents a model for tax collection
Members of the association coordinated strategies so that through services such as Edemet IDAAN-EDECHI rates are charged.
The municipalities engaged with the Association of Municipalities Cocle (AMUC), presented the Intermunicipal Council a model for elective collection, allowing for timely collection of garbage and waste
It was noted that the municipalities perform the collection along with the license plate fee. It was mentioned that municipalities charge for the collection parallel with the license plates fees, and this has caused unrest among the users.
The license fee and registration of the plates are checked in Panama and San Miguelito, so few car owners withdraw their plates in the respective municipalities, a situation that affects the funds of the municipality.
In this respect, the governor of the province of Cocle, Richard Fifer, said he has talked with the company Edemet-EDECHI and the Institute of Aqueducts and Sewage Systems (IDAAN), which has the database of users of these services in order to establish a system of tax collection through their receipts.
Richard Fifer said that in the last five months they have developed a working model that includes financial elements, a technical critique and an effective collection strategy.
Also specifies that a contract was drawn up requiring a letter of commitment and a financial guarantee from the private banking sector and all municipalities, which will be completed with the approval of a project that in its first phase, will require a feasibility study that would take 9-12 months.
In the opinion of the authority, less than 30% of users pay the of garbage collection services fee which in turn represents a deficit for each municipality.
Richard Fifer said, the value of this project is approximately US$15 million, however, warned that there are many conditions that must be studied and what is required is a guarantee for this process and not for the project.
AMUC learned that members approved a resolution asking the Minister of Government and Justice, Winston Spadafora and the chairman of the board of the Transit Authority for the implementation of a law governing the issuing of license plates in the municipality where the vehicle owner resides.
The application seeks to generate economic growth for the municipalities of this province, which it currently does not earn.
On that note, the Mayor of Nata, Ivis Navarro stressed that this alternative would represent a valuable increase for municipalities that have no income.
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