SC issues TRO vs E-VAT

**Monseratto** · July 1st, 2005 09:46 PM

Hayy...may dumating na good news ngayon...

The Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the implementation of the expanded Value-Added Tax Law (E-VAT) Friday evening, abs-cbnNEWS.com learned.

At the same time, the high tribunal set the oral arguments for the petition to permanently halt the implementation of the new tax law on July 26.

In a five-page decision, the Court gave the respondents Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima and Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner Guillermo Parayno 10 days to submit their comments on the petition against the E-VAT law.

The high court voted 13-2 in favor of the TRO. The two dissenting votes came from Chief Justice Hilario Davide and Justice Reynato Puno, arguing that the collection of taxes is the life blood of the nation.

The decision orders the government to immediately halt the collection of E-VAT until a ruling is issued by the Supreme Court.

Associate Justices Angelina Sandoval-Gutierrez, J. Antonio Carpio and Renato Corona relayed their decisions from Madrid, Spain.

Before the TRO, business establishments affected by the E-VAT have already adjusted their prices to reflect their additional tax payments.

On Friday, oil companies increased their prices by at least P3 per liter while the Philippine Airlines adjusted their ticket prices for local flights and cargo by 10 percent.

**chua_riwap** · July 1st, 2005 10:03 PM

Natakot na sila, kasi alam nila ang magiging backlash niyang eVAT na yan. Mas lalong lulubog si GMA pag yan itinuloy nila.

Tanong: Paano yung nagtaas na? Mari-refund pa ba yung ibinayad natin?

**GlennSter** · July 1st, 2005 10:47 PM

as far as i know, hindi mo marerefund..ang tanong..ibabalik ba nila sa dating presyo ang produktong petrolyo?

**Bogeyman** · July 1st, 2005 10:53 PM

Effective immediately na ba ito? Baka mamaya may mga mag-insist na maningil ng E-VAT kahit may TRO na.

**chua_riwap** · July 1st, 2005 11:51 PM

Originally Posted by GlennSter

as far as i know, hindi mo marerefund..ang tanong..ibabalik ba nila sa dating presyo ang produktong petrolyo?

Yun nga Sir, eh. Dapat ibalik sa dating presyo yung presyo ng petrolyo. Kapal naman nila kung di nila gagawin ito.

**CLAVEL3699** · July 2nd, 2005 12:12 AM

balik kaya presyo gaso ngayon?

matingnan nga kaya sa shell

**ILuvDetailing** · July 2nd, 2005 01:08 AM

Dumaan ako kanina sa Caltex Edsa, balik 30 petot yung unleaded, 29 yung diesel.

**GlennSter** · July 2nd, 2005 01:09 AM

yahooooooooooooo

**chua_riwap** · July 2nd, 2005 01:36 AM

Originally Posted by ILuvDetailing

Dumaan ako kanina sa Caltex Edsa, balik 30 petot yung unleaded, 29 yung diesel.

**madmaxmaloles** · July 2nd, 2005 01:36 AM

other gas companies like petron and shell still have the evat inclusive prices. Caltex lang nakita ko kaninang nagrollback when I passed by libis around 12am. Kanina sa news tinanong isang owner ng petron station owner at sabi nya inaantay pa nila advise from petron. Hopefully ibalik nila kaagad.... kawawa naman yung mga nagpagas kanina...