Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT RESTRUCTURING THE EXCISE TAX ON AUTOMOBILES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 149 OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997, AS AMENDED(MOTOR VEHICLES)
Congress Author
Date filed
November 19, 2002
Scope
Urgent Bill
No

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 5466, 12th Congress of the Republic
FULL TITLE : AN ACT RESTRUCTURING THE EXCISE TAX ON AUTOMOBILES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 149 OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997, AS AMENDED(MOTOR VEHICLES)
ABSTRACT : this bill aims to address the inequities, complications and inefficiencies in the taxation of the automobile industry by: (1) Redefining the term "automobile" by including into ta tax net automobiles with 10 or more seating capacity including the driver; (2) Removing the engine displacement and differentiation according to fuel type used in the structure and the adoption of a simple value-based taxation; (3) Exempting special purpose vehicles like ambulance, hearse, etc. for social and/or other policy considerations; and (4) Indexation of the net manufacturer's price every two years or when an extraordinary inflation or deflation of the currency will occur.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LEDESMA, JULIO IV A.
DATE FILED : 2002-11-19
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Calalay (035 )
ADMINISTRATION BILL? No
URGENT BILL? No
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 5719, 12th Congress of the Republic
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ON 2002-11-25

Abstract

this bill aims to address the inequities, complications and inefficiencies in the taxation of the automobile industry by: (1) Redefining the term "automobile" by including into ta tax net automobiles with 10 or more seating capacity including the driver; (2) Removing the engine displacement and differentiation according to fuel type used in the structure and the adoption of a simple value-based taxation; (3) Exempting special purpose vehicles like ambulance, hearse, etc. for social and/or other policy considerations; and (4) Indexation of the net manufacturer's price every two years or when an extraordinary inflation or deflation of the currency will occur.

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