More than two-fifths of fuel stations subjected to field tests by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) under the government’s fuel marking program failed to meet standards.
A statement issued by the BIR on Monday read that 189 fuel stations across 10 Revenue Regions (RR) were subjected to random field testing of petroleum products as of October 13. Of these, 78 stations, or 41.3 percent, failed the tests, while 111 passed.
The fuel marking program aims to eliminate smuggling and misdeclaration of petroleum products, as well as to increase the revenue collection of the BIR and the Bureau of Customs.
Internal Revenue Commissioner Charlito Martin R. Mendoza was quoted in the statement as saying that the bureau would conduct further verification, including tests at fuel depots, and trace the sources of fuel linked to failed station-level tests.
Full story 78 fuel stations failed fuel marking test—BIR | Reine Juvierre S. Alberto
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