DGII collects RD$81,475 million in July: the tax authority does not let up

The Directorate General of Internal Taxes (DGII) collected RD$81,475.1 million in July 2026, a year-over-year increase of 6.5% — about RD$5,007.2 million more than in the same month last year.

The figure confirms a trend the tax authority has sustained since January: tax revenue is not just growing, it is growing above economic activity.

The year-to-date total

Between January and July, the DGII collected RD$596,864.7 million, with year-over-year growth of 8.8%, equivalent to RD$48,214.7 million additional. The entity contributed 69.5% of the State’s tax revenue during the month.

The performance reflects, in part, an economy that keeps expanding: more consumption, more formal activity and collections keeping pace with the IMAE, which grows near 4.7% year over year.

Why it matters for your wallet

Collection strength gives the Government room to maintain subsidies (such as fuel, which this very week consumed RD$931.8 million) and to finance social programs without resorting to more debt. But it is also the other side of the story: the weight of taxes is still there, and economists’ criticism of the fiscal burden on consumption has not died down.

The key figure

RD$596,864.7 million in seven months. The tax authority is having a good year — the question is whether that collection translates into better services for those who pay.