Puerto Rico Treasury Secretary Melba Acosta said Thursday the government collected $495 million in General Fund revenue in July, the first month of the current fiscal year.
Puerto Rico Treasury Secretary Melba Acosta said Monday the tax amnesty that concluded June 30 shored up $255 million for the government, beating expectations by 27 percent. The agency initially projected it would collect $200 million through the campaign.
The Puerto Rico Treasury Department reported Tuesday that net revenue General Fund collections for the month of May reached $612 million, exceeding by $15 million, or 2.6 percent, the collections on record for the same month in 2012.