Senator Sherwin Gatchalian sought a 'massive crackdown' against erring officials and personnel of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) after reports of extortion in large corporations and small businesses.
June 8, 2022 10:41am
“Marami sa ating mga maliliit na negosyante ay kinikikilan ng ilang hindi matitinong kawani ng gobyerno. Hindi ko nilalahat pero alam naman natin na meron tayong mga BIR officials na nangha-harass o tinataas ‘yung tax assessment para makahingi sila ng pera kapag nakiusap na babaan ang tax assessment. Ito muna ang unahin natin, 'yung sugpuin iyong ganitong korapsyon,” Gatchalian, who is poised to chair the Senate committee on ways and means in the next Congress, said in a statement.
Gatchalian cited recent reports on alleged extortion cases in Ilocos Sur, Dipolog City, and Zamboanga City, involving some BIR personnel, as well as the alleged "pabaon" scheme of some outgoing officials of the agency.was arrested for allegedly extorting money. The authorities alleged that revenue officer Flora Albao charged businesses with high tax assessments to force them into settling the matter with her.
“Dapat tuloy-tuloy lang ang laban natin sa korapsyon hanggang sa maayos ang sistema,” he noted, adding that a drastic approach is needed to carry out an internal cleansing of the bureaucracy and rid the agencies of "rotten eggs."
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