Senators push to expand tax relief to diesel, gasoline

ginagamit ng ating mga driver, mangingisda, at magsasaka,” Senator Imee Marcos said in a statement on Tuesday, April 14. [Translation: They removed the excise tax, but they did not include diesel, which is the primary fuel used by our drivers, fisherfolk, and farmers.] She urged the administration of her brother, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., to immediately widen the tax break. “‘Wag na sana nilang unti-untiin ang pag-aanunsyo kada klase ng produktong petrolyo at idamay na nila ang krudo agad-agad,” she said. [Translation: They should no longer roll this out piece by piece for every type of petroleum product and should include crude oil right away.] Senator Erwin Tulfo said he agrees with the suspension of excise tax on cooking gas and kerosene, but finds it lacking. He said that when Congress deliberated on the bill granting the president the authority to suspend excise taxes, his understanding was it would cover all fuel products as pump prices skyrocket. “I’m sure narinig na ...