03Mar2008 (UTC +8) WTF? This will set a bad example for every city to follow :(
On 3/3/08, manny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > More greed and stupidity from City Hall! This new device tax will just > introduce another source of graft and corruption and more red tape. If the > City really wants to improve revenue collection, it should make a real > attempt to stamp out corruption (and go for the big fish in City Hall > itself). > > Is there any way to let City Hall know what we think of this measure? How > can we reach them? > > --- > CH polishes proposed measure to collect electronic device fees > > http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2008/03/01/news/ch.polishes.proposed.measure.to.collect.electronic.device.fees.html > > THE Cebu City Government is drafting the ordinance that will enforce a > National Building Code provision allowing local government units (LGUs) to > collect electronic fees. > > Once the measure is approved by the City Council, every computer unit, > electrical outlet and telephone node, for example, can be taxed. Councilor > Roberto Cabarrubias, head of the committee on information technology, said > he is crafting the ordinance following a meeting with City engineers, the > city building official and Mayor Tomas Osmeña. > > The ordinance is in line with the City Government's thrust to improve > revenue collection. > > "This will be a joint ordinance with Councilor Nestor Archival, chairman > of the (council) committee on infrastructure," said Cabarrubias. > > According to Section 7 of the building code, the electronic fees, which > depend on the taxed item, range from P2.40 per unit to P1,000. > > The section covers a wide range of taxable electronic devices and gadgets, > including all forms of wired and wireless communications like Internet > service and facsimile, with a P2.40 per port tax. > > Broadcast stations for both radio and television, relay or receiving > stations, maintenance centers, control centers and structures or locations > used for electronics and communication services like radar and global > positioning are also imposed a per location tax of P1,000. > > Automated teller machines, ticketing, vending and other types of > electronic dispensing machines, too, are taxable at P10 per unit. > > The same amount can be demanded as tax for hospital equipment like x-ray, > scanners, ultrasound and other devices used for medical, laboratory and > testing purposes. > > Cabarrubias said the electronic fees item of Memorandum Circular 1, series > of 2004, which sets the new schedule of building permit fees and other > charges, remain unenforced in Cebu city. > > He said implementing the fees can be done by the City's team of > inspectors by including it in its annual inspection of structures. > > And new building applications will not only require electrical and > sanitary permits, among others, but also electronics permit, necessitating > the employment of an accredited electronics engineer by the City. > > "Unya ang mga electronics engineers, magamit na unya nila ang ilang > lisensya, kay kinahanglanon na man unya ang ilang pirma sa plano (Then the > electronic engineers will then be able to use their license because their > signature will be needed for the building plan)," the councilor said. > > He said, though, that implementation will be gradual so as not to confuse > the businesses with the new law. RHM > > -- > Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to > do what we ought. -- Pope John Paul II > > > --[Manny [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Alternative Information and Opinion at http://www.phnix.net > Advocacy blog: http://mamador.wordpress.com > Personal website: http://mannyamador.multiply.com > --[Pro-Life Philippines]-------------------[http://www.prolife.org.ph]-- Drexx Laggui -- CISA, CISSP, CFE Associate, ISO27001 LA, CCSI, CSA http://www.laggui.com ( Singapore / Manila / California ) Computer forensics; Penetration testing; QMS & ISMS developers; K-Transfer PGP fingerprint = 6E62 A089 E3EA 1B93 BFB4 8363 FFEC 3976 FF31 8A4E _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
