Infras, Services Not Affected by Tax Reliefs on Quarry Operators - Capitol

THANKS TO ROBUST TAX COLLECTION IN THE 1ST QTR 

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Infrastructure projects and social services of the provincial government here could not be affected despite the tax relief given to quarry operators and the reduced toll fees imposed on them because of the robust revenue collections.

“(P)ag create po ng budget ng probinsya meron tayong expected na revenue at iyong revenue na iyan ay pampondo sa mga programa o proyekto ng probinsya. Sinagot po iyan ng provincial treasurer noong tinanong ko noong Friday lang iyong reduction sa collection natin. Ang sagot po niya ay ganito: Noong first quarter po natin maganda iyong collection ng province. We actually went beyond the target so kung ano man iyong surplus na kulekta natin because of the reduced rates. So wala pong existing na programa na maapektuhan o ma-cancel dahil una maganda ang collection natin,” said by Vice Governor Mark Ronald Lambino.

He cited too the savings of the treasury because of the reduced Pistay Dayat Festival for this year to help mitigate the expenses of the provincial government amid the fuel crises that hit globally.

“Pangalawa, because of the instruction of the Governor to minimize the activities for the Pistay Dayat Festival may mga savings po tayo na nanggaling po doon. That’s also an additional surplus sa pera sa treasury na pwedeng payagan doon sa iba pang programa na posibling naapektuhan kung saan bumaba ang kuleksyon. Dahil nga may savings tayo wala pang naakpektuhan sa currently obligated program ng probinsya,” Vice Governor Lambino stressed.

The Guico Administration reduced recently the taxes paid by licencees on the extraction of sand, gravel, and other quarry resources and the toll fees.

 Under Section 155 of the Local Government Code, provinces, cities, and municipalities are authorized to impose and collect toll fees or charges for the use of public roads, bridges, or ferries—but only if the facility was funded and constructed by the concerned local government unit (LGU).

The P50 per cubic of minerals and quarry resources extracted becomes P35.

“You’re talking about the extraction fee mga 50 something 30 as tax meron din po sa road maintenance”.

LGUs are empowered to regulate, issue permits, and collect taxes on resources extracted within their jurisdictions, subject to national oversight by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.