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Drivers to Protest Double Whammy of Impending Hike, VAT on Toll Fees Published on August 14, 2010

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Drivers to Protest Double Whammy of Impending Hike, VAT on Toll Fees

Published on August 14, 2010


By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Bulatlat.com

MANILA – The widely opposed 277-percent increase in toll fees in Southern Luzon Expressway (SLEX), along with the imposition of VAT on toll fees— both set for implementation this Monday— were halted temporarily by the Supreme Court.

With the temporary restraining order (TRO) issued last Friday, the Supreme Court enjoined the government from imposing beginning August 16 the 12-percent value added tax on toll fees in the NLEX and SLEX and other toll ways. It issued another TRO against the implementation of the 277-percent increase in toll fees at the SLEX..... MORE

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