CEBU-WIDE ECOZONE: What do you think?

[jojo_mouth]

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Asa man nato makita ang detail gyud ani. Daghan lang ko gusto mahebawan sa technicalities. The intention of project nice.

[masakiton]

layo pa nis tinuod.... for sure mo palag ang local government regarding tax!

Chamber to retool Cebu ecozone bill - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos

Osmeña said he would not support the bill because the local governments in Cebu would lose tax revenues and effective control over their localities since the economic zone would be mainly in the hands of the private sector.

“No taxes paid and that's the nice part, only that you wake up one morning realizing that nobody is collecting your garbage. How can we do that if the local government doesn't earn any revenue? “ he said.

He said the trend of urban migration would worsen as people flock to the city for jobs, increasing the urban poor population and need for services.

[johnny22aa]

Tomas won't support this bill because this is not his idea. Masuko man na sya kung maunhan sya.

[masakiton]

Tomas won't support this bill because this is not his idea. Masuko man na sya kung maunhan sya.

Tomas O chides businessmen for backing ecozone - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos

Osmeña said investors will flock to Cebu instead of Bohol and Negros Oriental since the taxes here would be free.

“So what happens is that people from around us will also come because the jobs are here and we'll end up absorbing the influx of population and have many urban poor and that's another problem we should again solve.”

“We should also consider how national policies will affect Cebu's development as a whole,” Osmeña said, adding that the business sector should also look at the whole scenario from the government's perspective and not only as businessmen.