SB 897
Senate·20th Congress·Filed Aug 5, 2025
Amending R.A. No. 11697 (Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act)
An Act Providing for the Tax and Duty Treatment of Electric Vehicles, Amending or the Purpose Republic Act No. 11697, Otherwise Known as the 'electric Vehicle Industry Development Act'
In plain language
The proposal would waive customs duties on fully built electric cars, trucks, and similar vehicles for five years, and also waive duties on charging stations for eight years, while giving the finance department power to suspend the benefit for imported electric jeepneys and tricycles to protect local makers.
TaxationTransportationEnvironment and Natural ResourcesEnergy
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Subjects
Electric Vehicles Industry Development (EVID)
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SBN-897 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch