Teves, Belmonte to open Quezon City's new treasury building

MANILA, Philippines - Finance Secretary Margarito Teves and Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. will lead the opening tomorrow of Quezon City’s new treasury building that will serve as a one-stop shop for residents transacting with the treasury and assessor’s offices.

“The new treasury office will have 72 booths with computer linkup to speed up transaction with the public. Taxpayers will also be given free coffee,” city treasurer Victor Endriga said.

He said the payment process will be fully computerized, and a single transaction will only take a few minutes.

Endriga expressed confidence that with the opening of the new treasury building, the city government’s tax collection will greatly improve.

Last year, the city government overshot its tax target by more than P1 billion when it collected at least P 9 billion. – Perseus Echeminada