NEWS: Exemption of tricycles from road user's tax sought

[ghosthunter]

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/199383/e...ers-tax-sought

Exemption of tricycles from road user's tax sought
08/25/2010 | 03:41 PM


A senator has filed a bill seeking to exempt tricycle operators from paying the Motor Vehicle User’s Charge, or more commonly known as the road user's tax.

Senator Jinggoy Estrada filed Senate Bill 2416, which seeks to amend Republic Act 8794 that imposes tax on owners of all types of motor vehicles upon registration, whether for hire or for private use, including government vehicles.

He noted that most tricycle drivers only use secondary roads or side streets, hence they are only indirect beneficiaries of the road user’s tax, which is supposedly used to for the maintenance and improvement of national and provincial roads.

“With this proposed measure, we can lessen the burden on the drivers and owners who utilize tricycles as their only means of livelihood," he said in a statement released Wednesday.

The senator said his proposal is "consistent" with the government’s efforts of delivering reforms to society.

“While the administration is currently searching for more sources of revenues to fund its social service projects, I believe that it is also the policy of the State to help the poor and relieve them of unnecessary and unjust expenditures," he said.

Estrada said the road user’s tax remains to be a main revenue source for the government.

Citing data from the Bureau of Internal Revenue, he said road user’s tax collections amounted to P60.5 billion from 2001 to 2009. — Kimberly Jane Tan/LBG/KBK, GMANews.TV

[ans_lim168]

The rule of tricycles using secondary streets are things of the past, now you see them using major roads and even counter flow if they are caught in traffic. They should be taxed.

[shotgun]

i think he is filling this bill for his own benefit... maybe next election he is seeking higher office. every politician knows the "masa" commands a lot of votes, that's why they are being cuddled.

just look at manila city... swarming with undisciplined and counterflowing pedicabs and kuligligs!

[Monseratto]

just look at manila city... swarming with undisciplined and counterflowing pedicabs and kuligligs!

Those kinds of transportation do not pay any taxes at all. They aren't registered and their drivers do not hold any license. Yung city goverment can't even control them kasi walang political will.

[claRkEnt]

dapat nga double pa RUT nila eh.

[ARB]

if they do not pay the should also be exempted from using the road!

unggoy talaga!

[vito corleone]

another stupid act to appeal to the masa

[daney_waney]

Dumb dumb dumb. They should keep the tax

[meledson]

I strongly disagree with Jinggoy. dapat magbayad din sila. nakikita lang nila ang sa Metro Manila, hindi buong bansa.

[jave]

Here we go again with the "pro-masa, short-sighted, ultimately bad for the long run" policies of trapos wanting to score points with idiots.