Proposed Tax Bill on Cars goes up to 60%

hay… what do we expect from a congress that spent 4 days presenting witnesses after witnesses with nothing to show for it? tax the cars ang sagot with traffic… great effing idea.

Should have addressed the mass transport system first.

Looks good. This is how Singapore maintains their traffic condition.. but I’m not saying that it is the only way.. they also have a great public transportation system which I hope the government is working on..

But I’d like to reverse the tax scheme.. as cheaper cars are coming out from the market, the people would more of those than the luxury.. so here’s my proposed tax scheme:

Below 600k + 50%
600k – 1.1M + 40%
1.1 – 2.1M + 20%
2.1M and up + 15%

All of those would also be entitled to road tax of 20,000 a year + registration fee of 5,000

Seriously? Then, the number of cars sold per year decrease which will result in lower sales and income for the company. Then, what? The company will have to cut down manpower to make up for lost sales and income? Don’t address those private vehicles. Instead address those public means of transportation. The buses, jeepneys, and of course, your ever failing mass transport systems.

pabor lng dito yung 2ndhand dealer e.
ano ba yan bibili pa naman ako e

What we need is a stronger implementation of our traffic rules and heftier punishments for the rule breakers as well as integrating basic traffic laws in the schools’ curriculums at an early age.

Most Filipinos, both drivers and pedestrians, seem to have this blatant disregard for the rules. For instance, they cut in line, switch lanes like every 5 seconds, park their cars wherever and generally have this very impatient “me first” attitude. No qualms about the negative ramifications of their actions to everyone else behind. Others see it happen and think since one or two does it, it’s okay for them to break the rules, too. They think they can do whatever they want with impunity while expecting the government to make things get better overnight. Then they blame the government as the sole cause of traffic jams or anything that goes awry in our country. Their lack of discipline, consideration, common sense and responsibility is appalling and hypocritical.

I’m not saying the government doesn’t have its shortcomings either. Their members are guilty of tolerating and even joining in on this behavior and not putting pressure on the police or MMDA to reinforce the laws enough.

How can we expect change to happen when many of us contribute to the problem?

Coupled with increase in tax on fuel also proposed by Duterte, the fare will go up for those taking public transpo like Grab and Uber.

All of these because of high cost of vehicles, high cost of fuel, and still no abundant & efficient mass transport. Good thinking, huh?