084 Ormoc Sugar Company, Inc v Treasurer of Ormoc

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Ormoc Sugar v. Treasurer of Ormoc 130 Phil 595 | GR No. L23794 | 17 February 1968 | Bengzon, J.P., J. Princess Trisha Joy Z. Uy | Law 122Constitutional Law II | Grp3 An ordinance is declared unconstitutional because it only applies to the petitioner. ! Ordinance No. 4: imposing “on any and all productions of centrifugal sugar milled at Ormoc Sugar Company, Inc. in Ormoc City a municipal tax.” ! Payments for the tax were made under protest by the petitioner. Petitioner (Anti) Defendants (Pro) Court Ordinance is violative of equal protection and the rule of uniformity of taxation. It does not violate equal protection. Classification is only reasonable when: (1) based on substatntial distinctions which make real differences (2) germane to the purpose of the law (3) classification applies to present and future conditions substantially identical to those of the present. (4) The classification applies only to those who belong to the same class. The ordinance does not meet all the requisites, it only taxes the petitioner and no other. The taxing ordinance should not be singular and exclusive to exclude subsequently established sugar companies. The wording makes the tax specific to the petitioner, so if another sugar company is established it would not be subject to the same tax. Tax is neither a production nor license tax Ormoc is authorized to impose. It is within the authority of the provincial board to impose. The imposition of the tax is for the export of centrifugal sugar produced by the petitioner. The production of sugar alone is not taxable; the only time it applies is when the sugar is exported. Ordinance is Unconstitutional. Equal Protection

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Ormoc  Sugar  v.  Treasurer  of  Ormoc  130  Phil  595  |  GR  No.  L-­‐23794  |  17  February  1968  |  Bengzon,  J.P.,  J.  Princess  Trisha  Joy  Z.  Uy  |  Law  122-­‐Constitutional  Law  II  |  Grp3    

An  ordinance  is  declared  unconstitutional  because  it  only  applies  to  the  petitioner.  

   

 ! Ordinance  No.  4:  imposing  “on  any  and  all  productions  of  centrifugal  sugar  milled  at  Ormoc  Sugar  

Company,  Inc.  in  Ormoc  City  a  municipal  tax.”  ! Payments  for  the  tax  were  made  under  protest  by  the  petitioner.  

 Petitioner  (Anti)   Defendants  (Pro)  

Court  Ordinance  is  violative  of  equal  protection  and  the  rule  of  uniformity  of  taxation.  

It  does  not  violate  equal  protection.  

Classification  is  only  reasonable  when:  (1) based  on  substatntial  distinctions  which  make  real  differences  (2) germane  to  the  purpose  of  the  law  (3) classification  applies  to  present  and  future  conditions  substantially  identical  to  those  of  the  

present.  (4) The  classification  applies  only  to  those  who  belong  to  the  same  class.  The  ordinance  does  not  meet  all  the  requisites,  it  only  taxes  the  petitioner  and  no  other.  The  taxing  

ordinance  should  not  be  singular  and  exclusive  to  exclude  subsequently  established  sugar  companies.  The  wording  makes  the  tax  specific  to  the  petitioner,  so  if  another  sugar  company  is  established  it  would  not  

be  subject  to  the  same  tax.  Tax  is  neither  a  production  nor  license  tax  Ormoc  is  authorized  to  impose.  

It  is  within  the  authority  of  the  provincial  board  to  impose.  

The  imposition  of  the  tax  is  for  the  export  of  centrifugal  sugar  produced  by  the  petitioner.  The  production  of  sugar  alone  is  not  taxable;  the  only  time  it  applies  is  when  the  sugar  is  exported.  

 Ordinance  is  Unconstitutional.  

Equal Protection