Lawyers urge Congress to amend eVAT Law
Cebu lawyers are urging Congress to amend the controversial Expanded Value Added Tax Law so that it will not greatly affect the poor people.
The officials of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines Cebu City Chapter headed by Alex Tolentino, however, did not specify in their resolution what particular provisions of Republic Act 9337 or the eVAT Law are to be amended. The law is set to be implemented on November 1.
It was former IBP-Cebu City Chapter president Democrito Barcenas who encouraged his fellow lawyers to pass a resolution asking the congressmen to review the controversial eVAT and to make amendments.
Tolentino said over dyLA yesterday that there is a big possibility that the lawyers will also pass on to their clients the E-VAT that the government will collect from them based on their income.
“Pait kaayo, sigurado nga mosaka g’yod ang presyo sa palaliton kon sugdan na pagpatuman ang eVAT, unya walay usbaw sa sweldo sa mga trabahador, (The prices of commodities will increase once eVAT is legal, and there is no increase in the wage of the laborers)” Tolentino said.