Agriculture Secretary William Dar and law enforcement agencies like the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) should focus on pork and meat product smugglers at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) where the government is losing billions of pesos in taxes, PPFP vice president Nicanor Briones said.
“The losses in taxes at the BOC amount to as much as P8 billion for pork alone,” Briones said in an interview with One News’ “The Chiefs” aired on Cignal TV/TV5 on Tuesday night.
Briones said they received reports that prices of meat products are being misdeclared, resulting in lower taxes.
He defended local producers from allegations that they are hoarding meat supply, saying they want to sell their products immediately due to the threat of African swine fever (ASF).
Distributors, Briones said, would not hoard hogs as these could die in 10 days if infected with ASF.
Meanwhile, Sen. Risa Hontiveros urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to incentivize and compensate commercial farms that observe biosafety protocols to prevent the spread of ASF.
This story is from the February 25, 2021 edition of The Philippine Star.
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