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FREEZE 12% VAT ON OIL PRODUCTS – MARCOS

Senator Imee Marcos is calling for a one-year suspension of the value-added tax (VAT) on oil products amid lingering economic difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Marcos, who chairs the Senate committee on economic affairs, noted another price hike by oil companies that reached per liter increases of P1.15 for gasoline, P0.60 for diesel, and […]

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CREATE TASK FORCE TO MONITOR FUEL TAX HIKE – GATCHALIAN

To protect consumers from premature price increases and profiteering, Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Energy (DOE) to create a task force that will closely monitor the implementation of the new round of increases in excise tax on fuel this month. Gatchalian is making the call as the third and last tranche of […]