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City of Roxas Investment Board (CRIB)
was created to implement Ordinance No. 80-96 entitled,
“An ordinance enacting the Roxas City Investment
Code of 1996”. This ordinance was subsequently
amended by Ordinance No. 147-98, series of 1998, also
known as the “Roxas City Investment Code of 1998.”
The CRIB is tasked to recommend to the
Sangguniang Panlunsod investment incentives for prospective
foreign and local investors of Roxas City. It aims to
accelerate the development of Roxas City thru the promotion
of investments in agro-industrial, industrial, commercial
and tourism oriented projects. |
| WHO
MAY AVAIL OF THE CRIB INCENTIVES? |
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new, expanding, or diversifying enterprises with new investment
projects of at least PhP 2M or employing at least 10 local
residents of Roxas City. |
| WHAT
ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION? |
- Duly accomplished application form, together with
copy of official receipt as proof of payment of application
fee in the amount of 100,000 pesos;
- Copy of Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of
the Investor-applicant, if a Corporation;
- Certificates of Registration from:
A. Securities & Exchange Commision
B. Department of Trade & Industry
C. Board of Investment (Optional)
- Audited Financial Statement for the last 3 years
of business operation, for an expanding business enterprise;
- Resolution of the Board of Directors of the corporate
investor-applicant authorizing the filing of application
for investment incentives availment with the CRIB;
- Project Profile/Feasibility Study;
- Certification of investor-applicant’s bank
deposit (no amount to be mentioned);
- Vicinity Map of the location of business
NOTE: THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE TO BE
SUBMITTED TO THE MAYOR’S OFFICE, ROXAS CITY HALL,
ON OR BEFORE THE APPLICANT’S MAYOR’S PERMIT
HAS BEEN APPROVED.
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| THE
INCENTIVES AND BENEFITS |

he Fiscal Incentives are as follows:
- Exemption from payment of all local business taxes
for a period depending on the amount of new investment
in land and land development, buildings and improvements,
machinery and equipment and other tangible capital
assets, or on the extent of new direct permanent employment
generation in the locality per the following schedule:
AMOUNT OF NEW INVESTMENT
IN FIXED TANGIBLE CAPITAL ASSET (in pesos) |
NEW PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT |
NO. OF YEARS OF EXEMPTION |
2.0M - 15M
15M - 30M
30M - 45M
45M - 60M
Over 60M
|
10-30 persons
31-45 persons
46-60 persons
61-75 persons
Over 75 persons
|
1 year
2 years
3 years
4 years
5 years
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- 20% discount on real property taxes within
the period of availment of business tax exemptions
whenever Real Property Tax paid in advance on
the yearly or any quarterly installment payment
deadline.
- One (1) Year moratorium on payment of real
property tax on permanent improvements after completion
of the same.
- New investment project undertaken by a newly-organized,
expanding or diversifying business enterprise that
has qualified for incentives under any of the national
investment incentive laws and programs, e.g., E.O.
No. 226 (Omnibus Investment Code of 1987), Foreign
Investors Act of 1991 (R.A. 7042), P.D. No. 194, R.A.
6557, R.A. 7227, E.O. 120 and other national laws
granting various forms of business incentives.
a. The financial incentives are the same as that
of No. 1 above.
3. New investments project undertaken by a newly-organized
expanding or diversifying business enterprise located
in any specially-delineated area under the Site
Development Priority Plan promulgated by CRIB:
a. Discounts on excavation and occupancy fees as
follows:
AMOUNT OF NEW INVESTMENT
IN FIXED TANGIBLE CAPITAL ASSET (in pesos) |
NEW PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT |
PERCENTAGE DISCOUNT |
2.0M - 15M
15M - 30M
30M - 45M
45M - 60M
Over 60M
|
10-30 persons
31-45 persons
46-60 persons
61-75 persons
Over 75 persons
|
15% discount
25% discount
50% discount
75% discount
100% discount
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- 70% discount on building permit; and
c. Beyond the period of business tax exemption,
total amount paid for salaries may be deducted from
annual sales for purposes of computing business
tax for the ensuing years as follows:
1st year (after exemption period) - 100%
2nd year (after exemption period) - 75%
3rd year (after exemption period) - 50%
4th year (after exemption period) - 25%
5th year (after exemption period) - 10%

on-Fiscal Incentives are as follows:
- Assistance from the Investment Promotion Center,
particularly in the documentation of their application
for registration;
- Assistance from the Investment Promotion Center
for the needed data in the preparation of Investor’s
Project
Feasibility Study or Business Plan, if needed.

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