The Department of Finance (DOF) said it is implementing higher excise taxes on automobiles only in 2018 to give the government enough time to fix the country’s mass transport system.

The restructured excise tax on automobiles is part of the first package of the proposed comprehensive tax reform program the DOF submitted to Congress in September.

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