Laban Konsyumer Inc.A consumer group on Monday warned inflation could stay above the 4 percent target due to the imposition of excise taxes on crude oil. Victorio Dimagiba, president of Laban Konsyumer Inc. said in a statement his group “fears that the inflation for 2019 shall remain high and above the target of 4 percent.” Dimagiba said […]
Dimagiba cited a passage in the book of the late Chief Justice Enrique M. Fernando on equitable and progressive tax law and quote “The effect on the cost of living is easily apparent , and even the necessities of life could be placed beyond the reach of the poor . (The Constitution of the Philippines, […]
Bababa ang singil ng Meralco sa kuryente habang magkakaroon naman ng dagdag-singil ang Maynilad at Manila Water sa tubig ngayong Enero. Nag-anunsiyo nitong Martes ang kompanya na may bawas na P0.34 kada kilowatt hour (kWh) ang singil sa bill sa Enero, na katumbas ng P68 na bawas sa mga kabahayang kumokonsumo ng 200 kWh, P102 […]
Consumer group Laban Konsyumer, Inc. (LKI) has contested the rate hikes of two water concessionaires Manila Water Company, Inc. and Maynilad Water Services, Inc., and urged Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to revoke the orders allowing the water rate increases. Effective January 1, 2019, Manila Water imposed P0.64 per cubic meter while Maynilad imposed […]
Hundreds of maintenance medicines are now exempted from value-added tax. The reprieve took effect January 1. However, not all drug retailers are complying with the VAT exemptions. https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/business/01/02/19/many-small-drugstores-fail-to-comply-with-vat-exempt-rule
Hinimok ng isang consumer group ang gobyerno na tiyaking naipatutupad ng mga botika ang hindi pagpataw ng value-added tax (VAT) sa ilang maintenance na gamot. Simula noong Martes, Enero 1, mas mura nang mabibili ang mga maintenance na gamot laban sa diyabetes, mataas na cholesterol, at hypertension dahil sa VAT exemption na alinsunod sa Tax […]
December noong isang taon, pinirmahan ang isang memorandum na nagpapalawig sa validity ng prepaid load sa mga cellphone ng isang taon. Simula nang ipatupad ito ngayong taon, may natatanggap pa bang reklamo ang National Telecommunications Commission? I-Bandila mo, Kristine Sabillo. https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/business/12/29/18/ntc-halos-wala-nang-natatanggap-na-reklamo-sa-nakaw-load
Maraming mga problema ang binata ng mga pilipino ngayong taon. At kabilang dito ang pagtaas ng presyo ng mga bilihin tulad ng bigas gayundin ang presyo ng produktong petrolyo na nagresulta naman ng pagtaas ng pamasahe.
MANILA, Philippines — Despite the rollback on petroleum products, there will be a new excise tax under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law. As stated in the law, there will be a P2.24 per liter price hike on gasoline and diesel; P1.12 per liter increase on kerosone; and P1.12 per kilo on […]
LKI was very busy this December 2018. Listed below are the press interviews for the month. Click on each link for video. Clark investors likely 1,200 to fly off Power rates up in December PAALALA | Dagdag-singil sa tubig, sasalubong sa mga konsyumer sa bagong taon PH water concessionaires to raise rates for January 2019 Power to […]