AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12 (A), ARTICLE IV OF ORDINANCE NO. 7794 ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A REVENUE CODE FOR THE CITY OF MANILA"

January 20, 2011 MANILA CITY ORDINANCE NO. 8227 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12 (A), ARTICLE IV OF ORDINANCE NO. 7794 ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A REVENUE CODE FOR THE CITY OF MANILA" PRINCIPAL AUTHOR: Hon. Maria Sheilah H. Lacuna-Pangan, Majority Floor Leader Be it ordained by the City Council of Manila, in session, assembled, THAT: SECTION 1. Section 12 (a), Article IV of Ordinance No. 7794 is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 12. Amusement Tax. a) The City hereby imposes an amusement tax to be collected from the proprietors, lessees, or operators of theaters, cinemas, concert halls, music lounges, sing-alongs, restaurants, circuses, boxing stadia, basque pelota ("jai-alai") courts, race tracks and other places of amusement at the rate of ten percent (10%) of the gross receipts from admission fees." SECTION 2. Repealing Clause . All ordinances, rules and regulations or part thereof in conflict or inconsistent with Section 1, hereof, is hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly. SECTION 3. Effectivity Clause . This Ordinance shall take effect retroactively on October 1, 2009. Enacted by the City Council of Manila at its regular session today, January 20, 2011. Approved by His Honor, the Mayor, on March 1, 2011. APPROVED: (SGD.) ALFREDO S. LIM Mayor City of Manila (SGD.) FRANCISCO "Isko Moreno" DOMAGOSO Vice-Mayor and Presiding Officer City Council, Manila ATTESTED: (SGD.) RAFAELITO M. GARAYBLAS Secretary to the Mayor (SGD.) LUCH R. GEMPIS, JR. Secretary to the City Council