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Published by the Bohol Chronicle

Tagbilaran City Mayor Dan Neri Lim made clear city hall's position that there will be no extension of renewal of permits for businesses operating in the city, even as he urged them to renew earlier and pay their taxes.

Lim, in his weekly Mayor's Report over DyRD yesterday, issued the statement as a response to the requests of the business sector to extend the deadline until next month.          

He said that the renewals will be entertained until January 20, 2008 only.

Meanwhile, the mayor has explained the justification of the increase of real property taxes that caught the ire of his critics. "I take full responsibility of the increase of the real property tax," he said.

He explained that the hike of said taxes should have been implemented years back.

The mayor took the cudgels in responding to the allegation of tax hike hurled against his administration.

He said that the proceeds from the share of taxes equivalent to 1.1% will form part of the Special Education Fund (SEF).