Ben D. Kritz
Ben D. Kritz

THE proposed increase of the excise tax on vehicles, which proponents say will improve gov-ernment revenue and help to reduce traffic congestion, has met with predictable resistance from the automotive sector and consumer advocates, who fear the almost-certain negative impact the measure will have on the Philip-pines’ booming car market. It is an issue in which both sides are partly right, but mostly wrong.

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