EQUITABLE
b) taxes, fees, charges and other impositions must
(1) be equitable and based as far as practicable on the taxpayer’s ability to pay;
PUBLIC
(2) be levied and collected only for public purposes;
UNJUST, EXCESSIVE, OPPRESSIVE, OR CONFISCATORY
(3) not be unjust, excessive, oppressive, or confiscatory; and
NOT CONTRARY TO
a. LAW
b. PUBLIC POLICY
c. NATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY
d. RESTRAINT OF TRADE
(4) not be contrary to law, public policy, national economic policy, or in restraint of trade;
NOT LET TO ANY
c) collection of taxes, fees, charges and other impositions must not be let to any private person;
LGU ONLY
d) revenues collected shall inure solely to the benefit of the LGU levying the tax, fee, charge or other imposition, unless otherwise provided in the LGC; and
PROGRESSIVE
e) each LGU must, as far as practicable, evolve a progressive system of taxatio