By Nikko Dizon
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Smuggling charges were filed Thursday against one of the
biggest luxury car dealers in the Philippines for allegedly defrauding the government of P68 million in taxes and customs duties in the first five months of the year.
Viking Haulers Inc. paid only P17.4 million in taxes for bringing in three Lamborghinis, three Porsches, three Mercedes Benzes, and a Masserati Quadroporte between January and May, said Customs Commissioner Lito Alvarez.
Charges of misdeclaration, misclassification and undervaluation of taxes were slapped against Viking president Reynaldo Pazcoguin, vice president Rodelito Biag, corporate secretary Ofelia Pazcoguin and customs broker Benjamin Valic.
The book value of the vehicles would have earned the government P85.8 million, Alvarez said at a news conference on the latest victim of a shame campaign mounted in a bid to eliminate corruption and raise revenues in the face of a P325-billion deficit.
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