According to the army, the tax is a major obstacle for the country's development while the New People's Army justified it as a tax to be paid upon entering territories controlled by the rebels being a belligerent force.
Prema vojsci, porez je glavna prepreka za razvoj zemlje, dok je nova narodna armija to opravdavala kao porez koji se plaća prilikom ulaska područja pod kontrolom pobunjenika kao sukobljene sile.