Acapulco, Mexico, Improves Tax Collection Rate with GIS and Laserfiche Integration
July 19th, 2005Tax collection is a major factor in determining the operating income of the city of Acapulco, Mexico. In city government, efficiency is directly related to the size of the operating budget. The success of tax collection efforts determines how much, or how little, a city needs to rely on federal funding.
On the average, Mexican cities rely on federal government for approximately 85 percent of their funding. That means local income, generated from tax collection, usually only constitutes approximately 15 percent of city budgets. The average Mexican city depends heavily on the federal government for money because, in many cases, its tax collection efforts are lacking.
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