Key Players and Context
Franklin Corlay, the Secretary of Finance and Administration for the State Government of Durango, represented Governor Esteban Villegas Villarreal at the Third Meeting of the Income Group and Debt and Loan Group of Federal Entities, held at the Francisco Villa Museum in Durango City.
Fernando Renoir Vaca Rivera, the head of the Coordination Unit for Federal Entities at the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP), highlighted Durango’s achievements in tax collection efficiency. Durango ranked fifth among entities with the highest annual predial (property) tax increase at 11.6%, and third in water rights collection, resulting in the state ranking tenth nationally for managing tax income with an annual growth rate of 9.3%.
Durango’s Financial Performance and Strategies
Corlay emphasized that under Governor Villegas Villarreal’s guidance, the state has significantly improved its income management over the past few years. This progress enables Durango to face current challenges by strengthening its own income sources and expanding additional revenue streams, such as promoting projects that benefit state public coffers.
Participants in the Meeting
- César Bojórquez León, Director of Financial Discipline at INDETEC
- Froylán Pascual de Jesús, Director of Statistical Analysis and Linkage with State and Municipal Public Finances
- Marisol de Lourdes Ruenes Torres, Head of the State Tax Administration in Guanajuato
- Ruth Angélica Contreras Rodríguez, Secretary of Finance in Zacatecas
- Marciano Cruz Ángeles, General Director of Auditing Transferred Resources “C” at the Superior Audit of the Federal
- Abraham Mendoza Loaiza, Subdirector of Commercial Enterprises Unit of Development Banking at the Ministry of Finance
- Paulina de la Paz Samperio Pérez, Subsecretary of Fiscal Policy and Income at the State Finance Secretariat in Querétaro
Key Questions and Answers
- Who is Franklin Corlay? Franklin Corlay is the Secretary of Finance and Administration for the State Government of Durango, representing Governor Esteban Villegas Villarreal.
- What achievements did Durango highlight at the meeting? Durango was recognized for its fifth-highest annual predial tax increase at 11.6% and third-place ranking in water rights collection, resulting in a tenth-place national ranking for tax income management with an annual growth rate of 9.3%.
- What strategies has Durango implemented to improve its financial performance? Under Governor Villegas Villarreal’s guidance, Durango has focused on strengthening its own income sources and expanding additional revenue streams, such as promoting projects that benefit state public coffers.
