House okays higher Road,User's Tax
A TAX measurE that would hurt motorvehi(le owneE
was appmved in the Hous€ of Representatives.
House Bill N o. 6136, which got 240 affirmative votes
and hve negative, seekg to insease the motor vefucle
usert charge (MWC) or the road users, tax ratei
starting this year.
The bilJ updates the rates of Lhe Motor Vefucle Road
User's Ta} (lr,fVRUT,; and siFdfican tl y ex?dnds fundinp
lor lhe public utility vehicle modeririz6tion prograri
(PUVIVIP).
A.lbay Rep. Joey Salceda is the principal author of the
measute.
"Itopong lax na jto, napal.rd.plopressive. Mavdman
ang magba baya d. Vahira p arig hatlt<ina Uang.
tGd we
expect itbo help eaJe transport conditions for eve*yolu
by conkibuting to safer road inlraskucture. ad bv
expandhg the PUV modemization,,' Salceda said. '
Salceda said the bill even got the zupport of the
transport sector dnd trans port;dvocates.
The MVURT.rate agius'brents are: for private and
government vehides 30 fiercmt annua.l ra tb'increase for
three years; ra tes for utility vehides, SUVS, trucks and
trail€rs is based on per kilo'gram o f gross vehicle weigh t
(CVW) - La0lkg for_t. tear; 2.5:0/kg for C\rW ?or
second year and 3.,()/le of CVW for tild vear.
A lower rate is chargid for vehides for i-rire and is
pegSed a t 50 percgnt o f the MyuRTtrareJor pri.ve
te and
govemmentve[icles. Jester p. Manalastas
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