The General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII) reported that tax collections for the month of May 2026 amounted to RD$78,703.8 million, exceeding the target set in the General State Budget, fixed at RD$77,277.0 million, by RD$1,426.9 million. This result represents a compliance level of 101.8%.
The institution explained that the performance of tax revenues was mainly supported by the collection of the Tax on Transfers of Industrialized Goods and Services (ITBIS) and the Personal Income Tax (ISR), tax figures that recorded the highest participation within the resources received by the State during the period.
In the cumulative period from January to May 2026, the DGII collected RD$440,172.7 million, equivalent to a 103.0% compliance rate regarding the projected target of RD$427,452.8 million. This result represents RD$12,719.9 million more than estimated and a year-on-year growth of 9.6% when compared to the RD$401,585.4 million collected in the same period of 2025, for an absolute increase of RD$38,578.3 million.
Likewise, the DGII contributed 78.6% of the revenue collected by the State through the various collection entities during the month of May.
Performance of the main taxes
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The Tax on Transfers of Industrialized Goods and Services (ITBIS) led the collection with RD$19,543.4 million, for an increase of RD$2,682.1 million compared to the same month of the previous year, which represents a growth of 15.9%.
The performance of the ITBIS was supported by the 4.6% increase in taxable sales and by the dynamism shown by sectors such as hotels, bars and restaurants, commerce, vehicles, and other services.
For its part, the Personal Income Tax impacted collections with RD$14,588.0 million, registering a year-on-year growth of 14.7%, equivalent to an additional RD$1,870.5 million compared to May 2025.
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Meanwhile, the Corporate Income and Assets Tax contributed RD$13,684.9 million, while the Selective Fuel Taxes generated revenues of RD$7,470.4 million.
Similarly, the Dividend Tax recorded a collection of RD$5,144.5 million, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 126.6%, equivalent to an additional RD$2,873.8 million compared to May 2025.
The rest of the tax figures contributed a total of RD$18,272.6 million, completing the total collected by the DGII during the month of May 2026.
