When a consumer or a subscriber receives his Meralco monthly bill, the computations of government taxes are included on the bill to be paid out by him, which is I think - it is the obligation of MERALCO to pay them.
If you're a Meralco subscriber, check out your Meralco monthly bill or examine the above attached photo as evidence I included with this article and you will see that it is you who pay the government taxes not the Company Meralco. The company is doing business without paying the government taxes. Meralco is cheating its million subscribers as well as cheating the Philippine government for a long time ago.
In 2002, there was a Supreme Court ruling said “The practice of passing income tax to consumers is illegal. The SC in its ruling explained that the regulatory correctly ruled that income tax should not be included in the computation of operating expenses of a public utility.” But what Meralco has done until now, they still adopted that illegal practice.
Out of 5.8 million Meralco subscribers, there are about 80,000 subscribers who are from different industry sectors, including restaurants, boutiques hotels, farms, manufacturing plants, commercial buildings, etc., These 5.8 million Meralco subscribers are the one paying the government taxes not the company Meralco. This means that the past government were blind or if not, they were just lenient for this illegal practice of Meralco.
Meralco is now on its 114 years in service. It serves almost approximately 5.8 million customers or subscribers. Its service covering 36 cities and 75 municipalities, including Metro Manila. Meralco is the largest distributor of electrical power. It is an acronym for Manila Electric Railroad and Light Company. But what is not healthy about Meralco - Meralco does not pay the government taxes instead it is shouldered by its subscribers or its customers.
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| Meralco Monthly Electric Bill |
In 2002, there was a Supreme Court ruling said “The practice of passing income tax to consumers is illegal. The SC in its ruling explained that the regulatory correctly ruled that income tax should not be included in the computation of operating expenses of a public utility.” But what Meralco has done until now, they still adopted that illegal practice.
Out of 5.8 million Meralco subscribers, there are about 80,000 subscribers who are from different industry sectors, including restaurants, boutiques hotels, farms, manufacturing plants, commercial buildings, etc., These 5.8 million Meralco subscribers are the one paying the government taxes not the company Meralco. This means that the past government were blind or if not, they were just lenient for this illegal practice of Meralco.
Meralco is now on its 114 years in service. It serves almost approximately 5.8 million customers or subscribers. Its service covering 36 cities and 75 municipalities, including Metro Manila. Meralco is the largest distributor of electrical power. It is an acronym for Manila Electric Railroad and Light Company. But what is not healthy about Meralco - Meralco does not pay the government taxes instead it is shouldered by its subscribers or its customers.
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