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[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 838, October 20, 1982 ]
REVISING THE PERCENTAGE TAX ON SALES OF AUTOMOBILES UNDER SECTION 195 (A) OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1977, AS AMENDED.
WHEREAS, the present rate structure of sales tax on automobiles is graduated and based on gross selling price;
WHEREAS, inflation has pushed up the prices of cars and for this reason economy cars are now consequently taxed at higher rates;
WHEREAS, car manufacturers claimed that this has caused a decline in their sales volume which, in effect, is one of the reasons for the present distressed condition of the automotive industry; and
WHEREAS, restructuring of the tax base and tax rates of the sales tax on automobiles will provide relief to both the prospective car buyers and the automotive industry.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and by Section 290-B of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1977, as amended, do hereby order as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 195 (A) of the National Internal Revenue Code, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 3. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 20Th day of October in the year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Two
By the President:
(SGD.) JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Executive Assistant
WHEREAS, inflation has pushed up the prices of cars and for this reason economy cars are now consequently taxed at higher rates;
WHEREAS, car manufacturers claimed that this has caused a decline in their sales volume which, in effect, is one of the reasons for the present distressed condition of the automotive industry; and
WHEREAS, restructuring of the tax base and tax rates of the sales tax on automobiles will provide relief to both the prospective car buyers and the automotive industry.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and by Section 290-B of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1977, as amended, do hereby order as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 195 (A) of the National Internal Revenue Code, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 2. The Minister of Finance, upon recommendation of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the implementation of this Executive Order.
(A)For locally manufactured automobiles. – If the suggested retail or list price or actual retail price whichever is higher is:
Not over P65,000
15%
Over P65,000 but not over P85,000
25%
Over P85,000 but not over P120,000
35%
Over P120,000
45%
SECTION 3. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 20Th day of October in the year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Two
(SGD.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(SGD.) JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Executive Assistant