PRESS RELEASE 12 December 2017 Senators urged to oppose low tobacco tax rate in bicam bill “We appeal to our pro-health senators to reject the tobacco tax provision in the tax reform bicameral report because the very low rate of increase falls short of the health goals, specifically its inadequacy to generate revenue […]
Yellow Pad By Jo-Ann Latuja-Diosana Protect public interest over vested interest. This is our call as the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion bill (TRAIN) is nearing to be completed in the Bicameral Conference Committee (Bicam). Some of the controversial provisions have yet to be finalized, but the tentative list of agreements signal that a […]
PRESS RELEASE 4 December 2017 House bicameral conf members urged to reject Senate tax reform bill Fiscal policy reform advocacy group, Action for Economic Reforms (AER) urges the members of the House of Representatives in the bicameral committee deliberating on the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) package 1 to stick with […]
PRESS RELEASE 29 November 2017 Senate bill on tax reform rejected, tagged pro-rich, anti-health by economic, health leaders Economic, finance and health leaders expressed disappointment today over the failure of Senate Bill 1592, or the Senate version of package 1 of tax reforms for catering to self-interests, failing to correct the structural problems, […]
PRESS RELEASE 30 September 2017 Youth disowns support for Angara bill on tax reform Members of the Youth for Sin Tax and Student Advocates to Reform Tax (START) Now! reject the substitute bill on tax reform authored by Senate Committee on Ways and Means Chair Sen. Sonny Angara because of compromises in the […]
PRESS RELEASE 26 September 2017 AER seeks TRAIN amendments to anti-poor, pro-rich Angara bill Dubbing the Angara bill as a derailed TRAIN, civil society advocates led by Action for Economic Reforms (AER) urge the members of the Senate to amend the Angara bill in the plenary deliberations and focus on keeping the original proposals of […]