There is nothing more disheartening than the precision of an Official Gazette when it decides to organize the collection of revenue. In Mogán, through resolution 294/2026, signed on January 22, Deputy Mayor Juan Ernesto Hernández Cruz has laid out the map of public revenue for the current fiscal year. It is a document that leaves no room for chance; a timeline where each two-month period, each month, and each semester has an assigned price, reminding us that existing in the municipality is, above all, a mandatory subscription to the maintenance of the system.
The major assault on private property is divided into two acts. From April 9th to June 30th, the City Council will collect the first 50% of the Urban Property Tax (IBI), the Vehicle Tax, and the fees for driveway access and garbage collection. The second act will take place from September 9th to November 30th, completing the cycle with the remaining 50% of the IBI and adding the Rural Property Tax (IBI) and the Business Activity Tax (IAE). For those whose annual fee is less than 50 euros, the administration has decided not to prolong the ordeal, demanding 100% of the payment in a single installment, as a small but swift and efficient fiscal enforcement action.
The water supply and wastewater treatment service is fragmented into a bimonthly cycle that haunts residents throughout the year. From February 5th, when the final bill for 2025 is due, until February 26th, 2027, when the 2026 cycle closes, water flows through the pipes of Mogán, Puerto Rico, and Arguineguín, leaving a trail of bank charges. The billing periods overlap: while the first two-month period is paid between April and June, the second is already due in June, and the fourth extends until December, ensuring that water remains a constant financial concern for every household.
Even the most intimate and social aspects of life in the municipality are now subject to monthly fees. Stays at the Municipal Daycare, classes at the Art Schools, use of the street markets, and even the Assisted Living Apartment must be paid monthly in advance within the first ten business days of each month. It's day-to-day management transformed into a cash flow: from January to December, residents must go to the offices on Avenida de la Constitución or Calle Tamarán to validate their right to participate in the community, under threat of enforcement proceedings and late payment charges if their payment rate drops.
To soften this ritual of dispossession, the City Council offers a 2% bonus to those who choose to register their income directly, a small tip for automating the transfer of capital. Mogán's tax calendar for 2026 is not just a list of dates; it's the inventory of a civilization that has replaced community with the census, and where the life expectancy is measured by the distance between the garbage collection bill and the wastewater treatment fee in Puerto Rico.
