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    Mendoza v. Municipality, 94 Phil. 1047 (1954) ), A Tax Levied For A Private Purpose

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    This 3 sentence document discusses the legal requirements for taxes. It states that taxes must be imposed for a public purpose and not a private purpose as taxes imposed for a private purpose would constitute the taking of property without due process of law. It references two court cases, Gaston v. Republic Planters Bank from 1988 and Mendoza v. Municipality from 1954, that relate to taxes needing to serve a public purpose.

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    Mendoza v. Municipality, 94 Phil. 1047 (1954) ), A Tax Levied For A Private Purpose

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    This 3 sentence document discusses the legal requirements for taxes. It states that taxes must be imposed for a public purpose and not a private purpose as taxes imposed for a private purpose would constitute the taking of property without due process of law. It references two court cases, Gaston v. Republic Planters Bank from 1988 and Mendoza v. Municipality from 1954, that relate to taxes needing to serve a public purpose.

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    This 3 sentence document discusses the legal requirements for taxes. It states that taxes must be imposed for a public purpose and not a private purpose as taxes imposed for a private purpose would constitute the taking of property without due process of law. It references two court cases, Gaston v. Republic Planters Bank from 1988 and Mendoza v. Municipality from 1954, that relate to taxes needing to serve a public purpose.

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    Mendoza v. Municipality, 94 Phil. 1047 (1954) ), A Tax Levied For A Private Purpose

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    This 3 sentence document discusses the legal requirements for taxes. It states that taxes must be imposed for a public purpose and not a private purpose as taxes imposed for a private purpose would constitute the taking of property without due process of law. It references two court cases, Gaston v. Republic Planters Bank from 1988 and Mendoza v. Municipality from 1954, that relate to taxes needing to serve a public purpose.

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    (1) persons. (Gaston v. Republic Planters Bank, 158 SCRA 626, March 15, 1988).

    The
    public purpose or purposes of the imposition is implied in the levy of tax. (see
    Mendoza v. Municipality, 94 Phil. 1047[1954]), A tax levied for a private purpose
    constitutes a taking of property without due process of law.

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