THE government can fund infrastructure projects even without raising fuel taxes, a lawmaker said on Sunday.

Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate of Bayan Muna party-list made the assertion in opposing the Finance department’s proposed tax reform bill that imposes a P6 to P10 fuel tax per liter, which the government expects to yield P800 billion until 2022.

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