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THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is reluctant to implement the
Attrition Law, as the agency is faced with a lack of qualified
personnel to replace those who failed to meet revenue targets last
year, sources said.
But Finance Undersecretary Gil S. Beltran said
the BIR has no choice but to implement the law, adding the agency
should act immediately in recruiting new collection officers.
“Promote people, because they have no choice.
We have to implement the law,” Beltran told reporters.
He said the BIR is collating the reasons for the
collection shortfalls preparatory to serving non-performing
personnel.
Under the law, BIR and Bureau of Customs
officials who fall short of their collection targets by at least 7.5
percent would be dismissed from service, while over performers would
be given a collective incentive amounting to 15 percent of the
excess collection if its surplus is 30 percent or below, and 15
percent of the first 30 percent plus 20 percent if they surpass
collections by 30 percent.
A reshuffle within each agency should have been
conducted in March covering up to director level.
-- Chino S. Leyco
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