The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade and Commerce pointed out that when the proposal to impose a 12% VAT on oil was still being deliberated, Dubai crude was still around $34 per barrel.
Dahilan sa noong ipinataw itong VAT na ito, ang inasahan lamang ng gobyerno na makolekta dito is 12% times $30 per barrel is $3.60 per barrel of oil. Yun muna ang inasahan nila rito. Yun lang ang kanilang protest.