200 establishments face “Closure Order”

200 establishments

face “Closure Order”

ZAMBOANGA CITY (ZNS) - The city government has warned at least  200 business establishments secure or renew their the 2014 Business Permit in this city or be issued a “Clousure Order.”

The order will take effect ten days after receipt of the order.

The City Permit and Licensing Division  has already   issued  “closure orders “ to some business establishment  who failed to comply  with the requirements as provided for   the 2014 Business Permit particularly on the payment of taxes  .

Most of those without the  2014 Business Permit are those with applications still pending at the office of the City Planning for the Zoning Clearance and  Bureau Of Fire Protection said Division  Chief Benjie  S. Barredo.

According to Barredo,  the 200 establishments include restaurants, mobile cellphone stores, sari-sari stores and others.

ON record, the office already approved about  8,994 2014 Business Permit as of September 2014 as compared to the year 2013 with  about 8,154 or an increased of  840.

Barredo said that ground for the closure fo establishments after the “notice letter” have been issued include: non-payment of taxes,  operating without business permit and recommendation coming from the City Health Office  and on  the aspect of Health and Sanitation or any  other offices .

Those who were recently issued the “closure order “ were for the non-payment of  the quarterly business taxes .  (Letty M. Militante) (101714)