“The LRT1 concession agreement is disadvantageous to Filipino commuters and taxpayers.”
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Privatization of LRT bleeding us dry
Unknown to many, Filipinos taxpayers and their families are made to carry the burden of paying for various deal sweeteners included in the LRT1 concession agreement. This includes a P5-billion project startup subsidy, P105 billion in tax exemptions, revenue shortfall subsidies, and assured fare increases of up to 10.25% every two years and 5% upon completion of the LRT1 extension. These are on top of a sovereign guarantee amounting to P7,519,428,667 to be paid next year in penalties and fees. All these will be drawn out from the pockets of Ruby and us, the taxpayers and commuters – a clear mass robbery in broad daylight.
SC asked to junk PPP deal with Ayala-Pangilinan on LRT 1
“Profiting from the increasing burden of commuters is unethical, especially when the quality of service and level of safety of the system have actually gotten worse.”