Tax on sweet drinks, salty food to hit poor the worst, says Escudero
the systems, streamlining of the process and automation,
Escudero’s comments came as the government prepared t o push f or the passage of President Rodrigo Duterte’s t ax package i n t he Senate, after it hurdled the House of Representatives.
“Unfortunately, lahat ng matamis at lahat ng maalat, wala kang makikitang ganiyan sa mamahaling grocery – puro na organic, puro na healthy. Lahat ng gusto nilang buwisan, and putting it in the mobile,” he added.
“So we wanna put i t i n the mobile, not j ust i n t he computers, but really accessible online, website- based t ype of business registration in the near future. We have to streamline first, eh, and then automate.”
Granting b u s i n e s s permits f aster would improve the Philippines’ world ranking in terms of the ease of doing business, he said. ( makikita mo sa sari- sari s t ore,” Escudero t old ANC’s Headstart.
“So sa dulo, sinong tatam aan ng tax on sweeteners, tax on salty foods? Ang t a t a maan n u n y u n g pinakamahihirap nating kababayan,” he added.
The government should i nstead i mprove i ts tax collection, and meet its revenue targets, he said.
“I t ’ s an easy way out – i nstead of c oll ecting t axes properly, i nstead of i ncreasing collection e f f i c i e n c y, l e t ’ s j u s t i mpose higher taxes,” he said. (