AMID higher electricity rates this month, a consumer advocacy group has urged Malacañang to support a Senate measure abolishing the 12-percent value-added tax (VAT) imposed on the sale of electricity and other power generation deals.
CitizenWatch said the proposal being pushed by Sen. Sergio Osmeña 3rd, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, is the “first and fastest step” in lowering the high electricity costs in the country.
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