TOLL FEES. Department of Agriculture-accredited trucks transporting agricultural products will be exempted from toll fee hikes and will receive rebates starting June 1. The decision will ensure the stability of food prices, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said in a statement on Thursday (May 30, 2024). (PNA photo by Ben Briones)
MANILA – Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto said the exemption from toll fee hikes for trucks carrying agricultural goods would help reduce food inflation and ensure the stability of food prices.
“I thank our government agencies as well as our partner toll expressway concessionaires and operators for their full cooperation. This measure will prevent the second round effects of toll rate increases onto food inflation and ensure that we keep food prices stable and affordable for our consumers,” Recto said in a statement on Thursday.
The Toll Regulatory Board earlier announced that accredited trucks transporting agricultural products would be exempted from toll fee increases and receive rebates beginning June 1.
The Agri-Trucks Toll Rebate Program caters to truckers accredited by the Department of Agriculture with valid Autosweep and or Easytrip RFID accounts.
Once enrolled and approved into the system, toll rebates would be credited to the truckers’ RFID accounts every Wednesday of the following week.
The rebate program is targeted to run for three months subject to extension, and is seen to benefit 200 to 300 agricultural trucks traveling from north and south Luzon.
Covered by the program are the Manila-Cavite Expressway, North Luzon Expressway, Subic Clark-Tarlac Expressway, Muntinlupa-Cavite Expressway, and the South Luzon Expressway. (PNA)
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