Practice question
By administrative fiat alone, national officials withhold a share of national taxes conceded to be legally due a local unit. They cite economic difficulty but establish no lawful condition authorizing the holdback. Which is best under the constitutional autonomy principle and Pimentel?
- Difficulty automatically permits withholding any amount
- Only local political loyalty determines release
- The conceded entitlement cannot be withheld merely by the stated administrative fiat
- Local units have no fiscal interests
- The share becomes officials' private money
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article X Sections 2-6: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Pimentel v. Aguirre, GR 132988, July 19, 2000, main opinion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2000/jul2000/gr_132988_2000.html
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