Bam Aquino Files Bill to Lower VAT to 10% Amid Fuel Crisis
Aquino emphasized that the prolonged crisis, driven by geopolitical conflicts such as the US-Israel war on Iran, has severely impacted the middle class.
Aquino emphasized that the prolonged crisis, driven by geopolitical conflicts such as the US-Israel war on Iran, has severely impacted the middle class.
Ralph Recto denies blocking VAT reduction bills and challenges lawmakers to pass relief measures as fuel prices strain consumers.
Find out which digital platforms will face a 12% VAT under R.A. 12023—and which services the BIR says are safe from the tax hike.
Mon Abrea urges the Philippine government to focus on fair taxation of foreign digital service providers under RA 12023.
“This proposal is definitely anti-consumer and must be opposed, junked and buried,” he said in a statement.
BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno noted that taxing digital transactions is universal for both developed and emerging economies like the Philippines, adding that “taxing transactions is better than taxing income.”