IPINAHAYAG ni Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Alexander Balutan na nirebisa ng Board ang ginagamit na Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) para sa pagbibigay ng permit sa operasyon ng Small Town Lottery’s (STL).
Ayon kay Balutan, naging mababa ang nakukuhang revenues sa STL bunsod nang naglilipanang sindikato na dumitikta sa ilang Authorized Agent Corporations (AACs). Bunsod nito, sinabi ni Balutan na sususpindihin ang permit ng mga operators na mapapatunayang lumabag sa IRR.
“The revenue collections would be definitely affected by these changes as the PCSO Board has reviewed and revised the IRR to suit up with the prevailing situation,” pahayag ni Balutan.
FL Liza Araneta-Marcos, nanguna sa pagbubukas ng ilang atraksyon sa Intramuros
Kumita ang PCSO ng P4 bilyon mula January-February sa STL collections ng may 85 STL corporations.
Iginiit ni Balutan na awtomatikong suspindido ang AACs kung patuloy itong lalabag sa regulasyon ng STL-IRR, higit yaong magtatala ng under-remittance sa Presumptive Monthly Retail Receipt (PMRR).
Hindi muna pinangalanan ni Balutan ang mga AACs na masususpinde.
“I do not want to pre-empt the collegial decision of the Board. What I can say for now is it is about time to revise the STL-IRR although it has been running only for more than a year. We’ve to strengthen the IRR to become effective in eradicating jueteng, masiao, swertres, peryahan ng bayan, and all forms of illegal numbers game,” sambit ni Balutan.
“We are plugging the loopholes of the current IRR to strengthen our revenue collection. Some AACs are under declaring their PMMR and there seems to be flaws in the reporting system,” aniya.
“If we immediately terminate their authority to play STL their company might just fold up and we can no longer collect from them. We must think of ways and means on how we could collect, after all, the money they owe is a debt to the government that needs to be collected.”
