�Football organizers liable for tax�

BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO

The Philippine Football Federation will be liable to pay 30 percent amusement tax imposed by the Local Government Code, Bacolod Councilor Caesar Distrito said yesterday.

They need to first request for an exemption from the Bacolod Sanggunaing Panlungsod before they could be exempted from paying amusement taxes, he said.

Distrito said he will file a resolution urging the City Treasurer through the Mayor�s Office to implement the provisions of the Revenue Code and the Local Government Code that requires the collection of 30 percent amusement tax on all places of entertainment or amusement or sports that charge admission fees.

Considering that the PFF has been selling tickets at P300, the organizers should be charged 30 percent for amusement tax, he said.

The free tickets will not be charged 30 percent but only those that charge admission fees, he added.

Distrito said he asked Councilor Al Victor Espino, chairman of the SP Committee on Ways and Means, if there is a request for exemption from the organizers of the Azkals� game and he replied that there was none.

Because there is no such request from the organizers, they will be charged 30 percent amusement tax, he said. But if they submit a request for exemption, the SP will be inclined to grant their request since it had passed a resolution urging all Bacole�os to support the games, he added.

Distrito clarified that they will only charge amusement tax on the P300 ticket and not impose additional charges on the buying public.

The AFC Challenge Cup qualifying match between the RP Azkals and Team Mongolia will be held at the Panaad Stadium in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City on Wednesday.*CGS

Visayan Daily Star