IF the government wants to reduce the number of vehicles on the road to address traffic congestion by raising motor vehicle tax, it should fast-track its public transport system projects so that commuters would have viable means of transportation, the chairman of the Senate ways and means committee said on Friday.

Senator Juan Edgardo Angara noted that while he considers the proposal to raise motor vehicle excise tax a good strategy, the government should make sure that it could provide commuters efficient, safe and affordable public transport systems.

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