The Bureau of Internal Revenue’s “SanTAX Claus” and “IBOTO MO,” two revenue generating projects, one for the Christmas season and for the coming elections, are now in place, a government press release said.

Launched in time for the brisk economic activities during the Christmas season which will last until January 15, 2010, the BIR SanTAX Claus  will monitor the operations of bazaar/tiangge/event organizers and on “Privilege Stores”/vendors during the Christmas season and provide them tax assistance, where needed,  to help them become tax compliant.

Information dissemination campaigns will also be conducted to encourage the public to demand habitually, invoices or receipts for goods or services bought.  The objective is to improve taxpayer awareness, enhance voluntary compliance and expand the BIR’s registration databank by identifying non-registered taxpayers.

CONFED: No to imports

There is enough sugar for the country, Federico Locsin III, national president of the Confederation of Sugar Producers Associations Inc., said in a CONFED press release.

Locsin asked the government to consider the plight of the sugar farmers, considering the high cost of inputs of previous years, compounded by composite prices that hovered just above production cost.

It is worth noting that the high cost of production forced farmers to cut back on inputs, resulting in lower yields in the last crop year.

Bacolod hotel ‘best in WV’

Considered as Bacolod’s first and only Boutique Hotel, The Sylvia Manor was recently awarded by the Department of Tourism, Regional Excellence Award as the Best “Standard Class” Hotel in Western Visayas, at the 2009 WV Tourism Assembly Monday, a press release from the firm said.

Hotel manager John Bernard Ongsingco attended the awarding at the Capiz Gym in Roxas City.

The hotel, which is now approaching its 4th year of operation, gives credit to its associates who continue to uphold the hotel’s corporate mission and core values.

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