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Binay twits Roxas on eVAT turnaround 05/01/2010

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Says it’s ‘too little, too late’

Binay twits Roxas on eVAT turnaround


05/01/2010

United Opposition (UNO) vice presidential candidate, Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay yesterday said Liberal Party (LP) rival bet Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas II’s statement that he would not raise the expanded value added tax (eVAT) to 15 percent was intended to arrest the erosion of his survey numbers.

“First he pushed for 12 percent eVAT, now he says he will not add another three percent. Does he expect us to be grateful? It’s not even a principled stand. It’s an attempt at damage control that merely reinforces the view that Senator Roxas sees nothing wrong with taxing the poor,” Binay said.
He noted that Roxas made that statement after the Social Weather Stations (SWS) released the results of its April survey where the LP bet’s rating fell for the third time in a row since the start of the campaign period in January.
A survey by Pulse Asia released three days after showed Binay further cutting Roxas’ lead to only nine points.... MORE

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