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Practice question: Validity of Local Tax Ordinance

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Under LGC Section 187, when must the required public hearings on a local tax ordinance occur?
  1. Only after collection begins
  2. Prior to enactment
  3. Only after a court invalidates it
  4. Only after the mayor leaves office
  5. Never, because hearings are forbidden

Legal references

  • RA7160, Local Government Code, Sections129–133 and186–188: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_7160_1991.html
  • 1987 Constitution, ArticleX Section5: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
  • Drilon v. Lim, GR112497, August4 1994, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1994/aug1994/gr_112497_1994.html

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