09 September 2005
PLDT pays P4.6M tax
FEELING the aggressive stance of the Dagupan city government to collect taxes from big firms operating in the city, a telecommunications giant last Monday paid some P4.6 million in franchise tax.
Mayor Benjamin S. Lim received the payment from representatives of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company. He promptly lauded the firm for showing the way to other big companies doing business in the city in settling their tax obligations.
Lim, at the same time, praised the efforts of City Legal Officer Geraldine Baniqued to demand tax payments from telecommunication companies doing business in Dagupan. Demand letters were sent to the companies to settle their back franchise taxes.
While PLDT complied with its obligation, rival firm Digital Telecommunications Company (Digitel) has yet to act on the demand letter, it was gathered.
Baniqued said Digitel failed to show its gross receipts as basis for tax payment.
While she was then the provincial legal officer of Pangasinan, Baniqued, it will be recalled, filed complaints against Digital Telecommunications for failure to pay its taxes to the provincial government. She also filed complaints against other companies like the Mirant Philippines/Sual which operates the Sual Coal-fired Power Plant.
Sual and the provincial government are now reaping a bonanza after Mirant agreed to a settlement and paid its taxes, minus accumulated interest slapped on it in the provincial government complaint. (DOS)
Mayor Benjamin S. Lim received the payment from representatives of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company. He promptly lauded the firm for showing the way to other big companies doing business in the city in settling their tax obligations.
Lim, at the same time, praised the efforts of City Legal Officer Geraldine Baniqued to demand tax payments from telecommunication companies doing business in Dagupan. Demand letters were sent to the companies to settle their back franchise taxes.
While PLDT complied with its obligation, rival firm Digital Telecommunications Company (Digitel) has yet to act on the demand letter, it was gathered.
Baniqued said Digitel failed to show its gross receipts as basis for tax payment.
While she was then the provincial legal officer of Pangasinan, Baniqued, it will be recalled, filed complaints against Digital Telecommunications for failure to pay its taxes to the provincial government. She also filed complaints against other companies like the Mirant Philippines/Sual which operates the Sual Coal-fired Power Plant.
Sual and the provincial government are now reaping a bonanza after Mirant agreed to a settlement and paid its taxes, minus accumulated interest slapped on it in the provincial government complaint. (DOS)
