GMA rejected VAT on toll | PnoyTV | Pinoy TV

Former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo did not approve proposals to increase the fare at the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and to collect a value-added tax (VAT) on toll rates because the profits from these measures are negligible, compared to the adverse effects that it would bring upon commuters and the economy, her spokeswoman said on Saturday. Elena Bautista Horn, who used to serve as undersecretary of the Department of Transportation and Communication (DoTC) under Mrs. Arroyo, said her boss considered the inflationary effects of increases in the transportation expenses of the working class when she rebuffed proposals from her Cabinet to collect VAT on toll fees and raise MRT fares.