AMENDING PARAGRAPH 2 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 23, DATED OCTOBER 16, 1972, AS AMENDED

WHEREAS, under Presidential Decree No. 23, dated October
16, 1972, the 10% amnesty tax must be paid upon filing of the return
but not later than March 31, 1973, and that if the amount of the tax is
more than P10,000.00, payment may be made in two installments only; and

WHEREAS, the payment of a substantial amount of the tax,
even if made in two installments, may yet cause undue financial
hardships upon a person making such payment;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution as
Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and
pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and General
Order No. 1, dated September 22, 1972, as amended, whereby I have
assumed direction of the operation of the entire Government, do hereby
decree, consistent with the declared policy of the Government to give
tax evaders opportunity to reform and be a part of the New Society,
that:

1. Paragraph 2 of Presidential Decree No. 23, dated October
   16, 1972, is hereby amended to read as follows:

“2. The tax
imposed under paragraph 1, hereof, shall be paid within the following
period;

(a) If the amount docs not exceed P10,000.00 the tax must be
paid at the time of the filing of notice and return but not later than
March 31, 1973;
(b) If the amount exceeds P10,000.00, but docs not exceed
P50,000.00, the tax may be paid in two equal installments, the first
installment to be paid upon the filing of the return but not later than
March 31, 1973, and the second installment shall be paid on or before
June 30, 1973;
(c) If the amount exceeds P50,000.00 but does not exceed
P300,000.00, the tax may be paid in three equal installments according
to the following schedule:

(1) The first installment shall be paid upon filing
of the return but not later than March 31, 1973;
(2) The second installment shall be paid on or before June
30, 1973; and
(3) The third installment shall be paid on or before October
1, 1973.

(d) In meritorious cases and where the amount exceeds
P300.000.00, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue may grant extension of
time for the payment of the tax in equal installments but the last
installment shall be paid not later than December 31, 1973.

2. The Secretary of Finance, upon the recommendation of the
   Commissioner of Internal Revenue, shall promulgate the rules and
   regulations to implement this Decree.

Done in the City of Manila, this 16th day of March, in the year of
Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-three.