Month: November 2017
Bicam next battleground
November 30, 2017Published in Malaya Some sectors are unhappy about certain portions of the Senate version of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN). Isidro Consunji, DMCI Holdings Corp. chairman; the Department of Energy (DOE); and Laban Konsyumer Inc. (LKI) have all expressed apprehension over the increase in coal tax, while consumer and sari-sari store groups […]
Consumers Ask Bicam for Compassion
November 30, 2017The Bantay Konsyumer, Kalsada, Kuryente―an advocacy group defending the interests of Filipino consumers―has supported the campaign of Pasco in opposing the SSB tax which they said would would hit hard on class D and E consumers.
Solons won’t let Senate ram through TRAIN ‘insertions’
November 30, 2017Published in Busiiness Mirror Members of the House of Representatives have threatened to block the passage of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act during the bicameral conference should senators insist on passing provisions that were not included in the approved version of the lower chamber. Minority Leader Danilo E. Suarez of the Third […]
Petisyon vs SSB tax, tuloy
November 24, 2017Originally posted by Balita – link Suportado ng Bantay Konsumer, Kalsada, Kuryente (BK3) ang panawagan ng Philippine Association of Stores at Carinderia Owners (PASCO) laban sa panukalang dagdag-buwis sa sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). Nasa 300,000 na at dumarami pa ang lagdang nakakalap ng PASCO sa bansa upang salungatin ang nasabing excise tax sa mga SSB, alinsunod […]
Proposed tax on SSBs too high for consumers–group
November 24, 2017Originally posted by BusinessMirror – link to article A consumer group on Wednesday said it is supporting the campaign and signature drive launched by the Philippine Association of Stores and Carinderia Owners (Pasco) against the proposed excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). “We support Pasco’s challenge on the proposed SSB excise tax. We are all […]
SSB: Sobra-Sobrang Buwis
November 20, 2017Sinusuportan ng Bantay Konsumer, Kalsada, Kuryente (BK3) ang panawagan ng Philippine Association of Stores at Carinderia Owners (PASCO) laban sa panukalang dagdag buwis sa mga inuming may asukal o sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). Nasa 300,000 na at dumadami pa ang lagda mula sa buong bansa ang naipon na ng PASCO upang salungatin ang nasabing excise tax […]