President Rodrigo Duterte is
not interested in waiving anyone’s taxes.
In a speech delivered before
airmen in Villamor Air Base on Tuesday night, Duterte reiterated his commitment
to have a clean government and wants to do away with the practice of waiving
taxes that run into billions of pesos.
“But I’m telling everybody:
Do not do it in my time because I promised the Filipino a clean government. It
will be a clean government. Wala talagang korapsyon, lahat na. Pati ‘yang
exemption of taxes na waiver ng bilyon sa taas. Bilyon ang laro nila dito,
maniwala kayo,” he warned.
“We have a receivable from
an energy plant of seven billion. Ni-waive. For what reason? I really do not
know. Only one man can waive it. Seven billion, i-waive mo, for what? So walang
bayaran dito, basta mayaman, wala. Lusot ‘yang mga eroplano,” Duterte said.
Early in August, the
President also told the rich to pay the right taxes.
"Kayong mga mayaman,
pay your taxes. I will be announcing formally because I would like to have the
list completed. Lahat kayong mayayamang milyonaryo dito sa Pilipinas, pay your
taxes. Or I'll invite you for questioning," Duterte said.
"Kung hindi kayo
madala, padalhan kita ng pulis. Tanungin bakit hindi ka nagbabayad ng... eh
ganoon lang gusto ninyo. That's the only way for you to understand it,"
the President warned.
Meanwhile, on his first day
in office, Duterte revealed that he wanted online gambling stopped. A few
months after, he said that he will allow online gambling as long as right
taxes are paid.
—
VVP, GMA News
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