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If enacted, the bill will raise some P274.45-B over the next five years
As we've reported, the House Committee on Ways and Means has approved House Bill No. 376, which proposes to replace the existing Motor Vehicle User's Charge (MVUC) with higher Motor Vehicle Road User's Tax (MVRUT) rates.Just to reiterate,
Motorcycles, tricycles are exempted from paying the charges
One day after the rationalization of the Motor Vehicle User's Charge (MVUC) was mentioned in passing during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s second State of the Nation Address (SONA), the House Committee on Ways and Means approved a bill proposing the
Here’s a recap of local motoring news from the past few days
Will it succeed?
Will the cost of car ownership go up soon? It will if Congress gets its way.In a report by the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the House is eyeing a tax hike on vehicle owners by increasing the rate of the Motor Vehicle
Is it finally time to make the jump?
Are you someone who's recently been considering shifting to an electric vehicle (EV)? You might still want to hold off on that a bit, because at the moment the Nissan Leaf is the only mass-market offering that runs solely on
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The last adjustment was in 2004
A significant increase to the country's road user tax, also referred to as the motor vehicle user's charge (MVUC), is looking likelier than ever after the House of Representatives committee on ways and means approved a 90% increase to the
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Is this fair?
If one congressman has his way, motorcycle owners might not be affected by a potential motor vehicle user's charge (MVUC) increase.According to a recent report by the Philippine Star, Albay Representative Joey Salceda plans to submit a proposal which would
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Do you think higher car registration fees are in order?
Will the end of the Road Board be followed by an increase in motor-vehicle registration fees? One member of the Senate is warning against the move, going so far as to label such a hike as part of the government's "
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