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Practice question: Construction and Interpretation of Tax Laws and Tax Exemptions

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

What is needed to impose a tax under the principle stated in Davao Gulf Lumber?
  1. Only a collector’s preference
  2. Clear and express statutory support
  3. Only a competitor’s demand
  4. Only a revenue target
  5. Only an informal rumor

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1998/jul1998/gr_117359_1998.html — Davao Gulf Lumber v. CIR, G.R. No. 117359, July 23, 1998, main opinion

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