Quote Originally Posted by ghosthunter View Post
Wrong, the tax was supposed to help promote the local manufacturers. A kind of protectionism of the local based industry. Unfortunately we do not have a local based car industry anymore. All we do is assemble imported parts.

If it's a "sin" tax, it should be implemented every year upon registration and should get higher with every year the car is on the road, like what is done in Hong Kong and Singapore. This prevents cars that are already rolling junk heaps from getting back on the road.

+1 on this

and if it is suppose to be a sin tax how come even squatters can afford motorcycles

in my opinion luxury cars and econoboxes should be tax 200% so that only those who can afford to maintain it can buy it. and that the roads wont be congested... government then should use the taxes for building mass transportation... not buses and jeeps but subways, trams and monorails

toll fee should be minimum of 500pesos a pop

am i being too selfish? bah humbug hehehe